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Old September 19th 03, 12:09 PM
David Megginson
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"Richard Thomas" writes:

If this is the case (which I really hope it is) why are we taught
that, in the event of lost comms we are supposed to commence an
approach at the ETA or EFC time? Surely air traffic want us on the
ground as soon as possible to get us out of the way and to start the
flow of normal traffic again. Strange that pilots are taught one
thing and air traffic follow slightly different procedures / would
like us to follow slightly different procedures.


My guess is that we are still learning the procedures designed in the
1940's-1960's when radar coverage was less common -- it's a lot like
all the full-procedure ILS approaches we have to practice for our
instrument ratings.


All the best,


David