BT
November 11th 06, 12:35 AM
I got landing clearance while still 10 miles away and not in the traffic
pattern at all.
BT
"Mxsmanic" > wrote in message
...
> In my sim, ATC always clears me for landing in the pattern just as I
> come abeam of the threshold before turning to base. Does real-life
> ATC also make a point of giving final landing clearance at this
> particular point (or at any other specific point), or is this just an
> idiosyncrasy of the simulator?
>
> Also, the books I read say you are supposed to start your descent as
> you come abeam of the threshold. Do you actually practice this in
> real life, or do you wait until you are on base/final? In my case, it
> doesn't seem hard to lose the last 1000 feet, and somehow I feel more
> warm and fuzzy if I keep that 1000 feet until I have the runway in
> front of me and I'm aligned enough to know that I can come in.
>
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pattern at all.
BT
"Mxsmanic" > wrote in message
...
> In my sim, ATC always clears me for landing in the pattern just as I
> come abeam of the threshold before turning to base. Does real-life
> ATC also make a point of giving final landing clearance at this
> particular point (or at any other specific point), or is this just an
> idiosyncrasy of the simulator?
>
> Also, the books I read say you are supposed to start your descent as
> you come abeam of the threshold. Do you actually practice this in
> real life, or do you wait until you are on base/final? In my case, it
> doesn't seem hard to lose the last 1000 feet, and somehow I feel more
> warm and fuzzy if I keep that 1000 feet until I have the runway in
> front of me and I'm aligned enough to know that I can come in.
>
> --
> Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.