Princess Juliana Intl.

[Jose Mendieta 853559]

Does Princess Juliana Intl. (TNCM) has ILS?

[Fred Clausen]

Last time I saw approach plates for it there wasn't an ILS.

 

Here is the VOr/DME rw 9 approach. The SJU ARTCC doesn't list any other instrument approaches for TNCM.

 

http://www.sjuartcc.com/home/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=26

[tom van der elst]

tncm has no ils.

i do think you could fit one in fs,with afcad2 perhaps?

but irl afaik it does not feature ils.

all the better,as the vor-dme approach is nicer

 

cheers

 

Tom.

[Jose Mendieta 853559]

Thanks Fred and Tom. I already have downloaded that approach, I was just wondering about ILS.

But anyhow, if it is the only way those real big jets land over there, we have to do the same.

Wish me luck, I will try to flight from TJSJ tomorrow.

[Trent Hopkinson]

If you have an FMC (LDS767, PMDG737, PSSA330/340 etc) then it's actually quite easy an approach to do, though you do need to takeover and handfly the last bit of the approach from the MDA (Minimum Descent Altitude) at least, down to the runway. As a Jet aircraft, you are Category C, a Dash-8 would be a Category B, the Concorde, Category D (and the 747 if it's heavy enough to have an approach speed of over 150 ish knots).

 

It's also easy enough to do without an FMC. using only the VOR and DME readouts.

[Jose Mendieta 853559]

Thanks for the advice Trent, very useful