On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 02:01:25 -0800, Jeff wrote:

Last week, while flying into Carlsbad, california, they gave me 20 miles to descend and make the
airport. I was on an IFR flight plan at 14,000 ft, at 19 miles out I intercepted the ILS. I am glad the
weather was VFR because I didn't make it. I had to cancel and ask for a 360 about 3 miles from the
airport.
Man my ears hurt after that...first times they have ever hurt like that.

If I know the terrain will permit it, I let ATC know when I need to
start down, or I will require vectors to get down. Unless there is an
over riding reason they'd much rather have me start down earlier
rather than having to vector me around to lose altitude.

Of course the other possible option is to slow down to get a steeper
descent profile.

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