Toughest Approaches...

[ATRedneck]

VOR/DME 2 - ILS 17 Circle 35 in Saltillo Mexico

 

[ATRedneck]

Guatemala City, Middle of the night with the ever present fog hanging around.

Love that one. With the two-bar approach lights and the down-slope runway. Gotta love the course reversal too: turn at six miles, keep it within seven miles.

 

[bubbers44]

TGU, Tegucigalpa, Honduras has a VOR 20 approach normally circling to 02 that requires three flights with a check airman to qualify. 5400 ft available with hill on final requiring final turn to final below 100 ft. Of course there is a 70 foot cliff at the end to make sure you don't land long. We did it in a 727 then 757. Fun approach with a round of applause after landing every time.

 

[timeoff]

Did it look a little something like this?

 

[RJP]

Anything into Moscow to mins. The complete box pattern at low alt. for an ILS can be sketchy. And they don't even have mountains to hit.

Or, any approach into central america at night......

 

[time builder]

RIV ILS, start from the west toward PDZ. If you try to turn straight to EXPAM, slow it down real good, otherwise request a turn in the holding pattern. Also, EKO LDA is pretty steep, if you come in too fast you won't make it.
Any others? Preferably in the Western U.S. where my approach charts cover. I need a challenging approach or two to practice as well.

 

[Rick1128]

Aspen, Jackson and Missola, MT are always interesting. Add in the old NDB approach into Kabul. The new VOR/DME and ILS are not much better.

 

[Vandal]

The HI-ILS full procedure at Roswell, NM is nicknamed "The Widowmaker"...

 

[pilotkppsg]

Nightime T-storms, ILS 5R in Mexico City, SMO (Mateo) transition w/ a sidestep to 5L at the last 500 ft. always fun when in Air France A340 is right behind you. Any missed proc. in Mexico sucks too.

 

[IFollowRoads]

I always thought the vid's at Kai Tak were fun to watch.