Originally Posted by
usmc-sgt
The dash 8 will not even capture the glideslope unless the loc is already captured anyway.
Even then it would not pitch up 30 degrees to capture either. If I recall correctly it doesnt even capture until it is within a 1 1/2 dot scale or so.
Ya... the RJ is the same way. It won't capture the GS until the localizer is captured. The 737, though, WILL capture the GS before it captures the localizer hence the memo given to the Southwest pilots. At Delta, we were trained to not arm APPR mode until the localizer is captured. I'm sure Southwest does the same thing, but it's nice to have a "heads up."
Still, this makes you wonder if this might have been a factor in the Colgan accident.