Ghery
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The attached plate is for the NDB or GPS-A approach to KLS. Assume you are coming south on the feeder route from MALAY, heading for the NDB.
The profile view shows leaving the NDB on a course of 351 degrees, decending to 3300 MSL, executing the procedure turn, crossing the NDB at 1800 MSL, turning to 149 degrees and making the approach.
Is this necessary? Can you cross the NDB coming in from MALAY, turn directly to 149 degrees and make the approach? If so, when do you decend from the 3700 foot minimum altitude for the feeder route to the 1800 MSL minimum altitude for crossing the NDB if you had gone north and made the procedure turn, followed by a descent to 1800 MSL? And if you are going to go for the procedure turn, do you cross the NDB at 3700 MSL, turn right to intercept the 351 degree radial from the NDB?
I talked with my CFII about this and I'm still a bit confused.
The profile view shows leaving the NDB on a course of 351 degrees, decending to 3300 MSL, executing the procedure turn, crossing the NDB at 1800 MSL, turning to 149 degrees and making the approach.
Is this necessary? Can you cross the NDB coming in from MALAY, turn directly to 149 degrees and make the approach? If so, when do you decend from the 3700 foot minimum altitude for the feeder route to the 1800 MSL minimum altitude for crossing the NDB if you had gone north and made the procedure turn, followed by a descent to 1800 MSL? And if you are going to go for the procedure turn, do you cross the NDB at 3700 MSL, turn right to intercept the 351 degree radial from the NDB?
I talked with my CFII about this and I'm still a bit confused.