PropPiedmont
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From a June 2007 aviation interviews.com gouge:
To fill you in, the 'her' is a Mesa lady captain, asked this applicant a question:
Wow. Lose the Glideslope and you're gonna descend to 100 ft above the TDZE lights?!?!
Seriously?!?!?
"She said the MDA changes and go missed"
Duh! The lady captain is absolutely correct. You have to now use the LOC mins, since the glideslope is out of service. MDA changes, you must use the higher LOC only mins. Go Missed, brief the LOC-only approach, and then shoot the approach again.
Check his attitude: "I don't think she knew" LOL!
The scariest part is not just the fact this applicant responded he'd go down to 100 feet above the lights if he lost the glideslope... the scariest part is that his OTHER friends ALL AGREED with him.
Man, the money I would pay to see the look on the face of a Mesa IOE captain if his/her new hire FO said to continue to 100 ft above the lights if the glideslope went out.
Didn't Shuttle America try this technique last winter in CLE?