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Old 04-03-2013 | 05:58 AM
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rmratc
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Originally Posted by FlyBoyd
Along the same subject...here is some info on stepdown fixes outside the FAF and how you can't blindly follow the G/S all the time.

FAA Releases Updated Guidance on Instrument Landing System Intercepts | NBAA - National Business Aviation Association

This is a great article. The stepdown fixes at my airport are a perfect example. 2 parallel runways 3500 feet apart, so we use 1.5 NM stagger between aircraft. Problem is when one aircraft stays high and doesn't descend until GS intercept, it leaves the other aircraft we are vectoring on the parallel way above the GS to keep separation.
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