Sat Nov 18, 2017 8:06 am
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Europaul383 wrote:FWIW, they are often (sometimes?) looking for SRA practice....
Does any unit still offer SRAs?
Europaul383 wrote:FWIW, they are often (sometimes?) looking for SRA practice....
brentford77 wrote:lovely jaunt to Cherbourg with a fuel stop in Jersey en route homeSo that's a GenDec/GAR with 12 hours notice? Because if 4 hours is enough that's useful to know.
Europaul383 wrote:they are often (sometimes?) looking for SRA practice as they rarely get to do that with the jets ... you might* be pleasantly surprised...Yup, regularly (2 out of 3 requests) get those while IR(R) training, usually ask at the start of a sortie so they can fit me in at some point.
AlanM wrote:Europaul383 wrote:FWIW, they are often (sometimes?) looking for SRA practice....
Does any unit still offer SRAs?
AlanM wrote:Yep:Europaul383 wrote:FWIW, they are often (sometimes?) looking for SRA practice....
Does any unit still offer SRAs?
brentford77 wrote:Picked up two bottles of the incredible Champagne that the coffee shop / off licence at Cherbourg sells to sub €20/bottle.
AlanM wrote:Europaul383 wrote:FWIW, they are often (sometimes?) looking for SRA practice....
Does any unit still offer SRAs?
AlanM wrote:Have to say that having had a quick random look at the UKAIP I am surprised to see so many units with SRAs still published. Generally, it would appear that those with RNAV/GNSS approaches have dropped SRAs. Shame.
(I guess Gloucestershire keeps then as they are a busy training airfield?)
Europaul383 wrote:AlanM wrote:Yep:Europaul383 wrote:FWIW, they are often (sometimes?) looking for SRA practice....
Does any unit still offer SRAs?
FARNBOROUGH SRA RTR 2NM RWY 24
From NATS AIS - Aerodrome Index - Specific Farnborough - EGLF
matspart3 wrote:AlanM wrote:
(I guess Gloucestershire keeps then as they are a busy training airfield?)
The likelihood is that the half miler will go, (largely due to demand and ATCO currency) when our RNAV approaches are upgraded to LPV next year. At the moment though, notwithstanding the current technical issue, SRA is the only approach available if the NDB falls over because all MAPs require the GST.
Oldfart wrote:Re Matspart3 RNAV Glos.
It really is ludicrous that the UK still has mandatory Third World NDBs as part of an RNAV approach at several airfields.
In reality of course most people use the NDB in the GPS database.
Likewise good to see the RNAV LPV being introduced at Glos.
Again why the mass of bureaucracy/cost required to upgrade to LPV, when the present LNAV/V advisory G/S on my G430W takes you safely down to the runway numbers already! As there is presumably no airfield or aircraft hardware upgrade required, only a simple Flight Check , one would naively think, would be sufficient.
More fees for someone though I suppose.
Pity the CAA doesn't get the FAA over here to show them the ropes, quite safely with thousands of LPV approaches in USA, at a fraction of the UK cost.
neilmurg wrote:So that's a GenDec/GAR with 12 hours notice? Because if 4 hours is enough that's useful to know.brentford77 wrote:lovely jaunt to Cherbourg with a fuel stop in Jersey en route home