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Terrain Avoidance at Night
vincent p. norris wrote: Now that I have moved out West (Phoenix) I am increasingly paranoid about hitting terrain at night. Any "systems" or tricks to share? Descend over lit checkpoints, whether that be an airport or the neighboring city. It's that simple. I'll never descend over darkness. That is good advice. However, in the military, a procedure we used, for example in approaching Albuquerque, was to hold cruise altitude until ABQ's lights came into view. Then continue for a minute or two, and then start a gradual let-down keeping ABQ's lights in the same position (the way we hold the runway end in constant position when on long final). So long as the lights are in view like that, there is nothing solid between the airplane and the lights. vince norris That would work too. I teach landings practically the same way, if you hold the runway in the same position as your straight-ahead reference, and maintain airspeed while you come down, you'll hit right where you're pointing. Coming into ABQ from the east at night would certainly be something I'd watch myself do, that's one heck of a ridge out there. |
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