Perhaps you could explain the difference between "published" and "publicly available."


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DISREGARD I see now you were editing while I was posting.

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nevermind!

 

LSZG (LUG) in Switzerland was very steep. We were not allowed to fly in APPROACH mode, but it was done by one captain, who then disconnected and flew in NAV and VS as soon as established. It was not really completely approved, but completely safe if both pilots were aware.

We flew it in VS mode normally as a LOC approach as the vertical speed was really high (>2000 fpm,>15 degrees nose-down pitch). So high that they have now shut down the approach and replaced it with something less outrageous. The SAAB2000 (SB20) was approved only for 5.5 degree ILS approaches, which corresponds to the ILS in LCY (EGLC), London City, which is also steep but frankly, child's play compared to Lugano. This is why we had to do the IGS approach to LUG as a LOC approach.

Anyway, it is all moot.

KASE was also a very difficult and potentially dangerous approach (without proper training and procedures) and the BAe-146 approach is 'owned' by Air Wisconsin. I think that Skywest flies a different approach.

 

Some of these approaches sound slightly interesting. The river visual sounds like a normal approach down in the Carribean. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D59S8sivLAQ

 

The river visual isn't hard at all. The point of stress is if you make any mistake to the left, you just 'retired'.