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I'm having trouble seeing how it's even possible. Obviously it is, but based on my understanding of when you can descend, I don't see how.
You can't descend to a lower altitude unless you're on the segment. As you can see, when you cross the VOR and are on the 043 radial outbound, you can descend to 2020. My confusion (and frustration) seems to come from trying to determine when im actually on that segment. That close to the VOR, the CDI is still full scale and just starting to come in. I thought I read somewhere that you're considered on a segment with less than half scale deflection. You don't get that until it's (IMHO) way too late to reach 2020 with a less than 1000fpm rate of descent.
Help? How should this be flown? What indication am I looking for after crossing RQZ?
I'm having trouble seeing how it's even possible. Obviously it is, but based on my understanding of when you can descend, I don't see how.
You can't descend to a lower altitude unless you're on the segment. As you can see, when you cross the VOR and are on the 043 radial outbound, you can descend to 2020. My confusion (and frustration) seems to come from trying to determine when im actually on that segment. That close to the VOR, the CDI is still full scale and just starting to come in. I thought I read somewhere that you're considered on a segment with less than half scale deflection. You don't get that until it's (IMHO) way too late to reach 2020 with a less than 1000fpm rate of descent.
Help? How should this be flown? What indication am I looking for after crossing RQZ?