Altitude and Glide was:Re: B: RE: Of Mice and Machines

[BobsV35B at aol.com]

Good Evening John,
 
Excellent expansion of the discussion and I am pleasantly surprised that  
your company has suggested the policy you tell us of. I think that is precisely  
the way it should be done. However, I do think steeper approaches will be 
easier  for most of us GA types. The problem is that most of us don't get much 
practice  or training for those steeper approaches. 
 
A three degree slope at ninety knots is around 484 FPM. Six degrees at  
ninety knots gives us a ball park descent rate of 970 fpm  Seems like  four degrees 
should need about 640 fpm at ninety knots.  Those rates ought  to be 
comfortable in any light airplane. Power off with gear and flaps  down for a Bonanza 
will be steeper than six degrees. Seems like all of us  should be comfortable 
making a power off approach at ninety knots!
 
Whadda ya think?
 
Happy  Skies,

Old Bob
AKA
Bob Siegfried
Ancient Aviator
Stearman  N3977A
Brookeridge Air Park LL22
Downers Grove, IL 60516
630 985-8503  

 
In a message dated 12/17/2007 2:24:05 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
jwhitehead at earthlink.net writes:

2) At my day job, I fly an FMS airplane that can capture a computer  
generated glide slope on a non-precision approach but company policy says  
we should do that only if the weather is really above minimums. If it's AT  
minimums, the drive and dive will give us a better opportunity to see the  
runway in time to  land.






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