"Stan Gosnell" me@work wrote in message =
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"John R. Copeland" wrote in
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It's probably about time for someone to bring up the Aspen
approach again. Be a little high and/or fast there, and you
won't get down in time to land. ---JRC---
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I haven't flown that approach, but I've studied the approach=20
plate. The stepdown fixes aren't that much - you don't have to=20
hurry, because there isn't that much altitude change. The big=20
change is the final descent, after the stepdown fixes, and if=20
you get too low or a little off course, you'll land much more=20
quickly than you intended.
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Regards,
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Stan

Roger that, too, Stan! My wife dislikes that valley.
BTW, Aspen approach is pretty understanding if you tell them
you need to make a 360 to lose some altitude after you get the field in =
sight.
(Of course, we're talking fixed-wing performance here.)
---JRC---