Non-IFR..When is final approach determined?

[Sniper Bob]

All of these can be established many many miles from the A/P. So, if your on a 10 mile final... You are right of way to all others?

You can be on glide path 10 miles out, but you will not be below pattern altitude.

 

[A Squared]

By the way, does anyone know what zugzug means?

It's an ancient tribal ritual during which natives sodomize captured missionaries. Also known as bungawa, depending on who's telling the joke.

 

[Fury220]

It's an ancient tribal ritual during which natives sodomize captured missionaries. Also known as bungawa, depending on who's telling the joke.

I know that joke...


"...DEATH BY ZUGZUG!!!" haha

 

[DC8 Flyer]

It's an ancient tribal ritual during which natives sodomize captured missionaries. Also known as bungawa, depending on who's telling the joke.

I thought it was "death by boogalooga"??

 

[zugzug]

Bob

You can be on glide path 10 miles out, but you will not be below pattern altitude.

Ummkay, so how many miles from the runway do the glidepath and pattern alt. intersect? BTW... I recall saying "NO ILS".

 

[gkrangers]

nm....

 

[zugzug]

Trig: I don't know her.

 

[Sniper Bob]

You can be on glide path 10 miles out, but you will not be below pattern altitude.

Ummkay, so how many miles from the runway do the glidepath and pattern alt. intersect? BTW... I recall saying "NO ILS".

Many VFR-only runways have a VASI. If they don't, you could probably use some pilot math and calculate your own 3 degree glide slope.

As for how far out the glideslope intersects pattern altitude, use the trig you learned in high school. Let me help: one angle of the triangle is 3 degrees, and the leg opposite the known angle is 1000 feet. I'm sure there's a math formula to figure the leg adjacent the known angel. I could tell you, but you wouldn't learn anything.

 

[zugzug]

I'm feeling a hint of smartass in your reply

Well, you never answered the question with anything but whimsical advice. I guess you can't answer it.

Ahhh screw it! As I said before, I was looking for something concrete. Nobody had it so

Die thread DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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