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One for all you pilots
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 11:54 pm
by MD
Re: One for all you pilots
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 12:56 am
by Greg Gordon
Damn, not many things scare me, but that did. Was that an actual published approach? I seriously doubt it, looks like someone invented their own GPS approach. Pretty common back in my Alaska bush pilot days, but I won't be doing that anymore.
Greg
Re: One for all you pilots
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 5:55 am
by fedezyl
Yeah, I was thinking exactly that same thing Greg, even though you have super precise ground mapping nowadays with modern GA glass cockpits, you still don't have the required ground clearance that a proper instrument approach gives you.
We do see these kinds of things a lot here in Indonesia, where they fly with Caravans, mountainous terrain and tropical weather...
Re: One for all you pilots
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 8:07 am
by Greg Gordon
Obviously this pilot has all this worked out, but looking at the terrain, I am sure he didn't have any type of US or ICAO terrain clearances, either this is a very specific approved operator type approach (unlikely) or this guy mapped this out himself. Like you mentioned that's common in certain parts of the world.
Greg
Re: One for all you pilots
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 8:54 am
by 75evo
Wow, that is scary!!!! Imagine if the cloud cover is so thick that after 1 minute of descent you are still in it, and you are thinking to yourself, where is the next set of mountains......
BTW Fed, if there exists a flight from Medan to Ipoh, you can get lots of Alfa parts there. They have a big Alfa wrecking yard there called AR Ricambi. They get stuff from Japan, but still have some 1/2 cut 75s. 2 Glenwood cars are there, and a few 116 GTV6 3.0 and 116 GTV6 24V .