Precision FAF

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Check out atldc9's post. He cited a reference...I really don't see why there should be a debate.

You're new here, aren't you? This is FlightInfo. There is ALWAYS a debate!

 

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I understand Baron

Well the ways you and I were raised seem to have a lot in common. I too have looked a lot of this crap up.

But ya know what? I've been flying for 28 years and have over 18,000 hours on seven jet type ratings (no bravado intended - just facts) and never once, in the heat of ANY moment, have I EVER had to know any more than the fact that I had better have a decent weather report by the time I reach GS intercept altitude as published on the chart or as cleared lower by ATC. That bit of regulatory info hasn't changed in all the time I've been working at this business.

Please understand that I mean no one here any disrespect about this. I salute your insistance that knowing how to derive the answer is a good start. it means you can do so at any time. But this stuff belongs in a classroom. On the line what matters is practical application of the restrictions imposed by the FARs. Not whether you can tell me what part of Part 97 the whole business comes from.

But hey, maybe there's a place in someone's heart for it. The more I fly the more I am absolutely CERTAIN of what I don't know.

On a different note, tell your friend in the avatar that she's gonna need more support than that. She's about to burst at the seams! Or perhaps that was the point!