Computer Pilot May 2008 CANPA Iraklion VOR DME Rwy 27

This is an attempt at the constant angle non-precision approach (CANPA) described in the May 2008 edition of Computer Pilot Magazine.

The video begins with the turn from the 12 DME arc onto the final approach course of 272 to the IRA VOR at Nikos Kazantzakis airport (LGIR). It then switches over to the CANPA segment of the approach. The CANPA begins from 2,500 feet at D7.0 (FD27) from the IRA VOR. Preferred flight path angle (FPA) was 3.3 degrees. Approached runway in V/S mode at a Vref of 147 knots, (ground speed of around 135 knots with winds 270/16) and vertical speed of around 750 ft/min (increased to 800 ft/min during final approach) Entered dense fog with near zero visibility at around 1:50. Decided not to go around as PAPI was just barely visible at the visual descent point of 1,130 feet (MDA of 1,100 ft plus 30 ft).

Disengaged autopilot at 500 ft AGL and hand flew the landing in about 2 miles of visibility. (There was a traffic conflict on final as AI aircraft were using Rwy 09 despite winds out of 270. A glitch in my traffic program.)

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Flight
• Simulator
• 2004
• Computer
• Pilot
• PMDG
• CANPA
• B737-800

[motokid032]

@flightsimrob

What is the difference between FS9 and FSX?

[bghockey23]

is this flight sim nice landin

[janrusgo]

nice video

[karan89er]

nice video mate: )

[flightsimrob]

Great vid mate. Funny how you have fsx music in an fs9 vid :P