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FAR Part 97: Aircraft Approach Categories - IAS vs Ground Speed
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July 16th 05, 03:51 PM
Roy Smith
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And, your reference that the speeds on NACO charts are ground speeds?
Oh, come on, this is getting silly. The table is labeled (for example, on
the HPN NDB 16) "FAF to MAP 4.8 NM". That's one point on the ground to
another point on the ground. The times in the table tell you how long it
will take to cover that distance at various speeds. What else could the
speeds possibly mean if not ground speed?
The chart has a date on it (04 AUG 2005). Do I need to cite a reference to
convince you that the date should be interpreted according to the Julian
calendar?
This is amendment 21. Do I need to cite a reference to convince you that
"21" should be interpreted in decimal? After all, we set our transponders
in octal, why shouldn't we also number our SIAP amendments in octal?
Roy Smith