grattonja
Line Up and Wait
There has been some talk in Flight Following about the possibility of posting some approaches here for discussion. These sorts of approach analyses are really useful. Those of us who are lower time learn boatloads, and the "old timers" in the clouds often say they learn a lot as well. The active instrument students are often the best teachers in these discussions.
With that said, let me post an approach here to see how it goes. I will start us off with a known problem approach, the VOR-DME or GPS C into Aspen, KASE.
http://avn.faa.gov/d-tpp/0503/05889VDGC.pdf
Most of us are familiar with the high profile jet crash out there a few years ago.
Obvious issues for discussion include the missed approach procedure, flying out a localizer, and managing terrain. You cannot land at this airport at night, and that is certainly something to think about as well. Another consideration would be what sort of performance aircraft would you want for this approach. I fly 180 HP skyhawk and cannot imagine doing this approach in it.
Has anyone on the board flown this approach, either in a simulator, or, better yet, in actual conditions?
Well, let me see if either of my attempts to create a link here worked. I typed the link and also attached it. Looks like the typed link will work but not sure about the attachment.
Cheers
Jim G
Edit. Looks like both of my urls for this approach worked, ultimately, although I notice that Greebo had to edit at some point. You guys are going to make a web board user out of me yet.
With that said, let me post an approach here to see how it goes. I will start us off with a known problem approach, the VOR-DME or GPS C into Aspen, KASE.
http://avn.faa.gov/d-tpp/0503/05889VDGC.pdf
Most of us are familiar with the high profile jet crash out there a few years ago.
Obvious issues for discussion include the missed approach procedure, flying out a localizer, and managing terrain. You cannot land at this airport at night, and that is certainly something to think about as well. Another consideration would be what sort of performance aircraft would you want for this approach. I fly 180 HP skyhawk and cannot imagine doing this approach in it.
Has anyone on the board flown this approach, either in a simulator, or, better yet, in actual conditions?
Well, let me see if either of my attempts to create a link here worked. I typed the link and also attached it. Looks like the typed link will work but not sure about the attachment.
Cheers
Jim G
Edit. Looks like both of my urls for this approach worked, ultimately, although I notice that Greebo had to edit at some point. You guys are going to make a web board user out of me yet.
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