![]() |
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
a writes:
The question was directed to the OP, Maury. Consider again the clearance and your position. My own preference is to not have to hurry down from en route altitudes. At a ground speed of 120 knots, with a maximum of ten miles within which to descend from 6000 feet to 4300 feet, I would need a descent rate of 340 fpm, which is easily achievable. With a 40-knot tailwind at 120 KIAS (not inconceivable in this case), I would need a descent rate of 453 fpm, still easy to achieve. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On Mar 19, 5:40*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
a writes: The question was directed to the OP, Maury. Consider again the clearance and your position. My own preference is to not have to hurry down from en route altitudes. At a ground speed of 120 knots, with a maximum of ten miles within which to descend from 6000 feet to 4300 feet, I would need a descent rate of 340 fpm, which is easily achievable. *With a 40-knot tailwind at 120 KIAS (not inconceivable in this case), I would need a descent rate of 453 fpm, still easy to achieve. You don't have to wait until you get to the NDB to start your descent. You can descend from AST by using the feeder. Down load the FAA IFR Procedures Handbook from the FAA web site and look up feeder. Maurice Givens CSEL, CSES, CMEL, CFI-A, CFI-I, AGI, IGI CAP Check Pilot |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
![]() |
||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
ILS approach and VOR Alpha Approach video | DOCTOR Mary Ellen Hall McIntire Yasay, Ph.D, (Div.) | Piloting | 3 | May 22nd 08 01:52 PM |
ILS approach and VOR Alpha Approach video | [email protected] | Instrument Flight Rules | 10 | May 22nd 08 02:15 AM |
ILS approach and VOR Alpha Approach video | [email protected] | Piloting | 4 | May 17th 08 01:19 PM |
Garmin 430 rquestion- does the approach always have to be activated via "activate approach"? | Terence Wilson | Instrument Flight Rules | 46 | February 18th 08 05:46 PM |
Completing the Non-precision approach as a Visual Approach | John Clonts | Instrument Flight Rules | 45 | November 20th 03 05:20 AM |