Calculating VDP

[KCPilot]

Gus wears a hat.

That's all you need to know!

 

[EA6BDriver]

freightdogfred:

Nice avatar. Please post more often.

 

[Mud Eagle]

Gs
------ = Vdp
Hat

Uhhhh....Gus is supposed to be wearing the hat, not the hat wearing a Gus.

 

[MD80DRVR]

When the runway is visible under the -3 degree line on your HUD, pitch down and put the flight path vector over the end of the runway. No Brainer.

 

[scoreboard]

Anyone know the methods?

Rhythm
condom
the pill
diaphragm
am i missing any?

 

[BSkin]

Unfortunately, there's too many people that make this job harder than it needs to be, ie. people that worry about calculating VDP. Except for checkrides and line checks.

 

[Acefaser]

"rule of 60" for you UND Grads!

 

[Benhuntn]

Amish in your example VDP is 2 miles from MAP is only true if the MAP is at the end of the runway. VDPs have nothing to do with MAP they are a calculation for reaching the Threshold at 50' HAT. I am sure you meant that but I just wanted to clarify. All your other poop was spot on.

 

[Benhuntn]

Frieght dog try your 1.3 on the SLC VOR 17? I think you might miss that app.

 

[freightdogfred]

Frieght dog try your 1.3 on the SLC VOR 17? I think you might miss that app.

Well smurf, read that I said most of them, it will work. Airports with high terrain usually have published VDP's.
http://204.108.4.16/d-tpp/0702/00365VDT17.PDF
I'm sure you could get your little Boeing down in 1.3 if ya had to. But thanks for setting me straight.