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milo


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They are going to land a 747 at the Wollongong airport , which is only a small airport in NSW 

will be interesting to see the approach!

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2015/01/30/4171125.htm?site=illawarra

 

this is me landing a 737 at wollongong... 



-- Edited by milo on Sunday 1st of February 2015 08:42:55 PM

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Runway 16 at Wollongong has an operational length of 5968 feet. A 747-400 at minimum landing weight around 6000 ft would be a piece of cake..

Bit below the glide slope there Milo. Might have to leave you with 3 stripes in the right hand seat a bit longer !! biggrinbiggrinbiggrin



-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Monday 2nd of February 2015 10:47:21 AM

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Good job Milo, you even left a bit of unused runway for the Big Girl to land on later..ha ha.



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Big Gorilla wrote:

Runway 16 at Wollongong has an operational length of 5968 feet. A 747-400 at minimum landing weight around 6000 ft would be a piece of cake..

Bit below the glide slope there Milo. Might have to leave you with 3 stripes in the right hand seat a bit longer !! biggrinbiggrinbiggrin



-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Monday 2nd of February 2015 10:47:21 AM

  glide slope , whats that ?? biggrin



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The Glide Slope is part of an Instrument Landing System (ILS), but of course Wollongong doesn't have one. It provides  descent to the touchdown point on the runway on a descent angle of 3 degrees. I notice on final approach there is a set of lights on the left side of the runway. This is called a T-Vasis and does the same job but visually. You will note the lights are red and the callout is saying "Sink Rate". What that means is you are below the Glide Slope, your approach is too low and too steep. If you were on the Glide Slope, the lights would be white.

Back to the Sim for more practise !! biggrinbiggrin



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thanks BG,
I read some where with the visuals the T-Vasis, iif memory was right
all white you'll fly all night, all red your dead..
2 red 2 white supposed to be the aim ..

I'll get there eventually, I want to get a proper yoke, like the saitek ones...
its hard with a joystick..

eventually I want to do something like this

www.youtube.com/watch

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The Youtube video shows HIAL (High Intensity Approach Lighting). It's used in cases of poor visibility and usually in conjunction with ILS.

I misnamed the Vasis on your B737 approach. It's a 2 or 3 bar, not T-Vasis. This is an example.

Vasi Indications.gif

T-Vasis is most common in Australia and looks like this:

T_VASIS_lux.jpg



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