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More info?)
Many thanks, Bill........you stabbed perfectly.
Arthur
"William" <alone@home.com> wrote in message
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> "William" <alone@home.com> wrote in message
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>> "Arthur" <alspectorz@rogers.com> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> When flying the glideslope in a B737-400 or any of the airliners, at
>>> what altitude and distance from the runway do you begin a 'sidestep' if
>>> so instructed and what is the best way to do it? Do you disengage the
>>> autopilot and fly it down manually or what? Whew, so much to learn, so
>>> little time...
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Arthur
>>>
>>>
>> I will give this a stab
🙂
>>
>> TWR (or APP if no TWR) will issue the side step at sufficient distance
>> and altitude to execute the maneuver. And I would disengage the autopilot
>> and hand fly the rest of the way down. Reason being the AP would be on
>> the ILS for the current rwy but to side step with the autopilot would
>> mean dialing in the new ILS freq and then the autopilot would have to
>> hunt for the intercept. Most likely would not be too successful.
>>
>> The few sidesteps I have seen and heard on the radio at KMIA have all
>> been in VMC and at a sufficient distance for the pilot to move over. If
>> you want to practice a good side step online with VATSIM do a flight into
>> TJSJ, San Juan PR. Side steps happen there daily in real life between
>> rwys 8 and 10 and the VATSIM controllers would only be too happy to
>> accommodate your request to execute one.
>>
>> Bill
> A little more info
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http://www.faa.gov/atpubs/aim/Chap5/aim0504.html#5-4-18
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> Bill
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