Readback: March 2015

Have any other nitpickers written about the illustration on page 15 of your November 2014 issue accompanying the Simulators Are Not Airplanes sidebar? The author of the very good article writes about how we developed our own VOR approach to a carrier in San Francisco Bay. And the illustration shows a small plane at 200 feet and 75 knots airspeed, headed straight for a carrier deck, apparently on final approach.

Key Takeaways:

• An illustration in a previous article incorrectly showed a plane landing downwind on an aircraft carrier, which the author acknowledged as an error due to unfamiliarity with carrier operations, though the intent was general training.
• Pilots are legally required to report entering/leaving holds and assigned altitudes, even if ATC is already aware via radar, highlighting a disconnect between strict regulations and practical operations.
• For a teardrop entry into a DME hold, using DME distance for the entry leg is recommended over time to ensure greater precision and consistency with the rest of the distance-based hold.
• Alternate missed approach fixes provide alternative methods to identify a fix, ensuring an approach remains usable even if a primary navaid required for the standard procedure is inoperative.

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