Originally Posted by
sailingfun
Configured and on speed at the final approach fix? How much fuel is that per year? Why the need as it had nothing to do with this incident. They were 9 miles out! I once flew with a FO going into Dakar. Hired with 2000 hours of RJ time and no PIC. Set up nicely for a visual approach on downwind flaps 5, 180 knots in a 757. At that time the requirement was to intercept final above 500 feet. Tower clears us to land. We fly 3 miles past the airport when I mention it's behind us. Tower comes back up and says Delta, I clear you to land. FO says not comfortable with tight patterns. Passing the outer marker tower says, "Delta where are you going".
We turned base at 8 miles!
So what? I've been to DSS a thousand times, what's the rush? Tell them to standby and let the FO fly the airplane
In about 95% of our unstabilized approaches here at ma delta the common denominator was either rushing at speed to the market or accepting a vector inside of it
You cleared me for the approach.. airspeed is mine as is when I decide to turn final.
ATC lately has been out of control. Pun not intended.
And those poor 73 dudes.
ATC - I need 190 to 5 mile final. Followed shortly thereafter by....
ATC - Delta 123 slow to final approach speed !!!
Delduh 73 bros - ummm , we're at final approach speed (you know cause they are doing a buck 58 on final....
ATC can violate me all day. We'll file ASAP citing the safety word and never hear about it again.
Stop letting ATC put you in a square corner.