On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 08:12:39 -0500, Ron Rosenfeld
wrote:

But I've gotten low altitude alerts on occasion even when on a glide path
(needles centered). I am told you can also trigger the alert by descending
more rapidly than the computer thinks you should (on a non-precision
approach) -- this may be OK for a transport category jet aircraft, and not
necessarily applicable to a small Part 91 CAT A a/c.



Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA)


True. Often with approaches where the nav facility is on the field
and there is no FAF. You can get to minimums pretty far out and
usually set off the computer alarms.