Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site alice.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!alice!ark From: ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: DH based on aircraft speed Message-ID: <3918@alice.UUCP> Date: Fri, 28-Jun-85 14:18:13 EDT Article-I.D.: alice.3918 Posted: Fri Jun 28 14:18:13 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 29-Jun-85 04:15:18 EDT References: <1314@drux3.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill Lines: 12 Mike Walpole says: > The airport is in Avon Co. (about 8 miles from Vail). It is a private > airport and they won't let you fly out if you land there. Basically > the airport is at 8500' and you start the approach after crossing > Vail Pass (10,500') with an MDA of 12,000'. It takes a steep approach > to lose 3500' in 20 miles. If you are flying a standard 3 degree ILS glide slope, your glide ratio is 20:1. Thus you would lose one mile in 20, or about 6000 feet if it's 20 NM. Therefore, it takes a SHALLOW approach to lose 3500' in 20 miles.