Fuel Saved, Noise Reduced With Some LAX Arrivals

[bubbers44]

If not required for ATC our airline procedure was spool up at 1000 ft from idle all the way from FL350. SWA watched us back in the 80's then we got bought by that big airline back in 88. Sorry some captains didn't learn. We did that with no groundspeed info because that would be cheating.

 

[WMUSIGPI]

They've been doing arrivals this way for decades.

Now, if it was PHL, they'd have you down at 6,000 over ontario @ 210 KIAS, fly you abeam LAX and flip you around eastbound on a 20 mile downwind; you'd finally turn base over the 57 and head for the field to complete your typical Philly 30-minute pattern.

Ah yes, the great double downwind tease....