The main difference I see is that the ILS platform is a bit higher (3000ft v. 2300ft).
AFAIK it is a procedure to get military jets down in an efficient way, minimizing excess fuel burn at lower altitudes. The final part resembles a normal approach, but look at the intermediate segment: From FL 200 to 4500 ft in 15 NM.
“HI” means high-altitude, and they have steep descent from >FL180 to the platform altitude, after which they are “normal” approaches. The platform is not necessarily higher than in the corresponding standard approach.
Great; I will try that tomorrow
Could you use the opportunity to attach some temperature sensors to the engine, so we can talk at length about your measurements and what they indicate about the reality of shock cooling?
The FL200 hold remark says it all (“not to scale”)
Ibra wrote:
The FL200 hold remark says it all (“not to scale”)
It also says MIL USE ONLY….
Assuming those jets on average fly something like 300 KTAS on that segment, that would be a ROD of -5000 fpm. Quite impressive…
Peter wrote:
Great; I will try that tomorrow
Your plane has TACAN? < shock >
Assuming those jets on average fly something like 300 KTAS on that segment, that would be a ROD of -5000 fpm
I believe @buster1 might know about this
Your plane has TACAN? < shock >
Funnily enough the Sandel SN3500 EHSI (I have two of them) has a TACAN decode/display option. It is a $1k cost for the software key to enable it. What kind of receiver would support this I have no idea. I’ve not heard of any “GA” product which does TACAN. Sandel sell a lot to the military sector.