Collins FMS-3000 - always use APPR mode ?
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USMCFLYR
#22
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Follow the manual!
There are NO tricks to this. FOLLOW THE MANUAL. Approach mode uses tighter tolerances to drive the flight director and hence you or the autopilot. On non precision approaches add the VNAV and you’ll have vertical guidance rather than “dive and drive”. NEVER take anecdotal information over the manual. Be safe!
#24
There are NO tricks to this. FOLLOW THE MANUAL. Approach mode uses tighter tolerances to drive the flight director and hence you or the autopilot. On non precision approaches add the VNAV and you’ll have vertical guidance rather than “dive and drive”. NEVER take anecdotal information over the manual. Be safe!
Last edited by Gundriver64; 07-20-2019 at 05:53 PM.
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Hey, guys and gals- New here, but I do have a question on this:
I agree that the proper procedure is the procedure recommended by the manufacturer. However, in a non-precision approach, using Nav/VNAV to the MDA creates a couple other workload issues:
1) You're gonna have the MDA altitude set in the window and will need to start twisting for the MA altitude at the highest workload phase of the flight (though I agree this is not a huge issue if you "just fly the airplane" on the miss and conduct a SNAP checklist).
2) In A/P mode, the plane is gonna level and stall if you don't have your head out of your butt at MDA, in any case.
So, whether you're flying in Appr/VNAV, Nav/VNAV or Nav/Pitch (dive and drive), you're gonna have to know the MDA and when you're approaching it. That done, it just seems to me, there's two alternatives:
NAV Mode:
Go missed, power up, clean up, SNAP
APPR/VNAV Mode:
Go missed, power up, clean up, SNAP (with the "A" part already set for you, greater precision on the Approach Profile and a single Manual of Arms from Approach to Approach)
What am I missing here? Input welcome.
I agree that the proper procedure is the procedure recommended by the manufacturer. However, in a non-precision approach, using Nav/VNAV to the MDA creates a couple other workload issues:
1) You're gonna have the MDA altitude set in the window and will need to start twisting for the MA altitude at the highest workload phase of the flight (though I agree this is not a huge issue if you "just fly the airplane" on the miss and conduct a SNAP checklist).
2) In A/P mode, the plane is gonna level and stall if you don't have your head out of your butt at MDA, in any case.
So, whether you're flying in Appr/VNAV, Nav/VNAV or Nav/Pitch (dive and drive), you're gonna have to know the MDA and when you're approaching it. That done, it just seems to me, there's two alternatives:
NAV Mode:
Go missed, power up, clean up, SNAP
APPR/VNAV Mode:
Go missed, power up, clean up, SNAP (with the "A" part already set for you, greater precision on the Approach Profile and a single Manual of Arms from Approach to Approach)
What am I missing here? Input welcome.
Last edited by P180 Jockey; 08-08-2019 at 05:04 AM.
#30
APPR/VNAV Mode:
Go missed, power up, clean up, SNAP (with the "A" part already set for you, greater precision on the Approach Profile
Go missed, power up, clean up, SNAP (with the "A" part already set for you, greater precision on the Approach Profile
Can you provide a reference for it?
In our old AP, it did have tighter tolerances for the AP, but if the PL21 manual reads to use NAV mode for non-precision approaches (like a VOR/DME SIAP for example), then if APPR mode did give greater precision on this approach why would they dictate NAV mode?