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:

• A reader corrected an illustration depicting an incorrect aircraft carrier landing, which the author acknowledged as an error due to ignorance of carrier operations.
• Pilots are reminded that "required reports" (e.g., entering/leaving a hold, changing altitudes) are regulatory, even if they sometimes seem redundant to radar-aware ATC.
• For teardrop entries into DME holds, using the DME distance of the leg is recommended over a timed minute for greater precision and consistency.
• Alternate missed approach fixes provide backup navigation methods to identify a fix, ensuring an approach remains available even if a primary navaid becomes inoperative.

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