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[b]edited to make it work... 😉 Mod[/b]
Posted : 24/09/2009 8:08 pm
I can't get the link to work
Posted : 24/09/2009 8:12 pm
that's a set up right?
Posted : 24/09/2009 8:14 pm
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It's parallel runways at SFO
Posted : 24/09/2009 8:16 pm
I've been in planes where they've done that. And ferries too funnily enough.
Posted : 24/09/2009 8:18 pm
there's the SOIA approach, which is what SFO has. For a SOIA approach, rather than have the runways separated by at least 3,000 feet, they have the approach courses separated by at least 3,000 feet. The ILS to 28L is a straight-in approach, and 28R has an LDA with glideslope that is offset a couple of degrees. Pilots flying the ILS to 28L can go all the way down to Cat I minimums. Pilots flying the LDA to 28R can only go as far as the point where the approach courses are 3,000 feet apart before they have to have visual contact with the other traffic. That is the missed approach point, and beyond that a go-around must be made if the traffic cannot be seen, since there is no way to guarantee separation in IMC. Naturally, the minimums for this approach are quite a bit higher - 2,100 feet ceiling and four miles visibility. And thus, when fog rolls in, SFO is down to only one runway for landing.
Posted : 24/09/2009 8:23 pm
