Arrival into Melbourne YMML - ARBEY3 rwy34

[cubes887]

Very nice approach. My favorite RWY34!! ILS is too easy.

Hey by the way, Melbourne airport has a Cat3 landing system..

What does that mean? is it autoland function in heavy fog?

[vicarexar]

@cubes887

YMML only has a CAT II system....

[musicalaviator]

@vicarexar Incorrect. Take a look at Airservices Australia AIP. YMML has the following procedure listed and charted: ILS-X (CAT II & III) RWY 16

from the melbourneairport com media release "The New Cat III ILS will allow a number of aircraft to land in foggy conditions at the airport where visibility is down to as low as 75 metres, down from at least 800m previously."

The Current airservices chart is dated 3 JUN 2010, although I can find reference to it being available before April.

[vicarexar]

@musicalaviator

My airservices book is probaly out of date then... The one i looked at was valid in 5 June 2008. Time to go to Parafield and the next issue......

[vicarexar]

@musicalaviator you using the ERSA issue right?

[musicalaviator]

@vicarexar airservicesaustralia DAP DAP 123

AERODROME & PROCEDURE CHARTS

Aerodrome, Apron and Procedure IAL Charts

EFFECTIVE 03-JUN-2010

to 25-AUG-2010

[musicalaviator]

@vicarexar Available free on their website. Though I guess ERSA would have it too.

[issueagent]

I tried that in a 737 simulator (which i uploaded to youtube), this runway has a very steep glideslope :p

[musicalaviator]

Wrong, This runway has no glideslope. ;)

NPA all the way.

[issueagent]

Hmmm... I won't put it that way, but perhaps I shouldve used "GLIDEPATH"

[SAD003]

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