On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 02:37:07 GMT, wrote:

As a follow up, looking at the low level enroute, there is no
restricted or otherwise airspace that may have affected the altitude.

Secondly, there are a few other airports in WA with similar 6000 max
altitude for the PT. RLD Richland is one, so is OLM Olympia.

In fact the RLD PT descends you to 1900 feet for a total descent of
4100 feet, so it doesn't seem to be a TERPS descent gradient
limitation for ALW.

Of note, all the 6000 foot max notations are on very recently amended
approaches, so they appear to be recent additions. I'm only guessing
it's some new TERPS criteria, possible to limit the TAS and help keep
the pilot within the 10 nm PT distance.

They don't do a descent in PTs? Best I can do is 800 fpm so take 500
as a standard that lets me do 1000 feet each time I go around. It
keeps the speed normal and the distances normal.

I've never see any max notations. Used to be out here in the the flat
lands you might get a PT descent, or get stacked up and move your way
down the stack.



Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com