Originally Posted by
HuggyU2
Throw a spear and bow out? Bad form.
Do you find the GLS approaches to be difficult to set up? Confusing?
99% never see? Or 99% actively avoid?
I only flew the Guppy for 30 months... 2015-2018. I went to IAH and EWR a lot (they had GLS approaches), and I always asked for the GLS. On one occasion, I had a scab captain lose his mind when I briefed it and said he would not allow it. On another occasion, I had a former Airbus LCA (now a 737 LCA) also get very unhappy about my request. Granted, my demeanor probably p1issed them off more than anything... but those are two of the more memorable events in my 737 career.
You should probably fly with those two captains.
Honest question, is a GLS approach specific to the 737? I’ve never flown the 737 and have never done a GLS approach, I’ve heard people ask for it but it doesn’t even come up in my Jepps nor is it referenced in the 757/767 manual. I can see the approaches in the Jeppesen chart viewer in CCS though.