OB191: Too Close For Terps

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🗓️ 23 August 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Episode 191 Show Notes

Topic of the show: How much room below glideslope does a pilot have until they are too close to obstacles? We hear from the Terps Elf about obstacle clearance on the ILS and the importance of maintaining your vertical path on the glideslope to avoid hitting the ground or obstacles.

Timely Feedback:

1. SGAC PATRON SE sent information about the dual transmitters.
2. PATRON Zulu Zulu sent in a menagerie of older, lost feedback.

Feedback

PATRON Papa Tango has a question about emergency tags.
PATRON Juliet Mike sent vector to final feedback.
Bravo Delta is back in the airplane after a long break!
Juliet Kilo sent audio feedback.

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0:00.0	You're down to, you know, that 200 and some feet.
0:03.9	And you experience some, like you're talking about, a microburst, some sort of wind shear event, that 200 feet will go really quickly.
0:13.3	We have seen it where pilots will rush to get to that altitude and almost disregard the glide path.
0:21.1	That is also a very bad idea.
0:23.8	Yes.
0:24.9	Stay on the glide path, fly the approach until you get to the runway.
0:29.7	Fly the whole thing.
0:30.6	You were cleared for that approach.
0:32.3	It doesn't mean when you break out of the clouds go dipping down and scud running the
0:36.1	trees anymore.
0:37.2	Stay on the glide path the
0:38.4	glide path is your friend yes it's the yellow brick 40 years of aviation experience as pilots and air traffic controllers.
1:04.7	They answer your questions and share their opinions about flying and air traffic control.
1:09.8	This show is not official guidance and should not
1:12.3	be used as a replacement for your instructor, your pilot examiner, the endless books of regulations,
1:18.2	your favorite comedian, your neighbor, your spouse, or your cat. November 628 Charlie Delft,
1:23.7	The Squawk 1-200, frequency change approved. the audio will be available on live ATC good day
1:29.2	November 643 julie at night third visual brush runway two three left conic hour
1:33.5	November 322 to yankee area of heavy to extreme precipitation 10 o'clock to one o'clock
1:40.5	15 miles 7047 charlie try a later contact, climb and maintain 8.
1:46.0	November 747, Sierra Lema, reduce speed to 180, your overtaking traffic ahead on final.
1:52.0	Skyhawk 770 angle, IFR cancelation received,
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