How to fly a Non-Precision Approach

[Mark Richards]

VATNZ member, pilot and ATC, Steve Hall, and an Air NZ Boeing 747-400 First Officer and adviser of all things real, has very kindly written a VERY comprehensive guide to flying a Non-Precision Approach.

 

This file can be found under the PILOT TRAINING SECTION of the VATNZ Website.

 

To quote Steve's introduction:

 

Most virtual pilots are quite conversant with the Precision approach (ILS) but not so with the Non-Precision approach.

 

Of course flying an ILS is easy as all that is required is to tune it and select APP on the FD/AP panel and follow the commands or watch the AP do it and, if your aircraft is capable of it, sit back and watch it autoland.

 

For those interested I thought that I would share my knowledge of conducting RW (Real world) non-precision approaches and hopefully add a little more realism into the virtual flight ops world.

 

The term Non- precision approach has now given way to the new term “Non-ILS approachâ€