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ok, we cant agree on what "supposed" means, nor "never", nor "10
lines up.
If that means you win, then you win
Stan
On Wed, 2 Oct 2002 17:00:28 +0000 (UTC), stanley@peak.org (John
Stanley) wrote:

>In article ,
> wrote:
>>Actually you did, Ill re quote your words, "You can never blindly
>>follow the GS down to DH"
>
>Yes, why do you have a problem with this? Does doing a crosscheck
>against the altimeter at the known crossing altitudes insult your
>intelligence somehow? Do you feel like a less competent pilot if you
>use all the instruments? Do you turn off the marker receiver so you
>dont get distracted?
>
>>The same ones exactly 10 lines up, which you seem to not have read,
>>and forgotten you wrote.
>
>Ten lines up is:
>
>>>>>location on the approach where you are supposed to crosscheck your
>
>Im sorry, I didnt realize you didnt understand the word "supposed".
>Im sorry if you think that necessarily refers to some regulatory
>requirement.
>
>>This is what I disagreed with then, and disagree with now.
>
>Fine. Please dont bother crosschecking your altimeter against the GS
>as you slide down to the ground. Its your life. Just make sure that it
>is only your airplane that you bend, and leave the ground-pounders alone.
>
>>And dont start the "feather" argument again.
>
>I have no idea what the hell this "feather" thing is, so I couldnt have
>started any arguments about it. Did you hit a bird on the way down and
>is your cockpit filled with feathers?
>
>>We stipulated that this was inside the feather.
>
>No, since I dont know what "feather" you are talking about, I certainly
>stipulated no such thing. If you mean "GS intercept", or "FAF", then
>NO, we certainly did not stipulate that this was "inside". In fact, the
>question that started this discussion was explicitely about descending
>when "cleared for the approach", which happens outside the FAF.
>
>Subject: Re: Cleared for the approach and altitude
>
>Unless maybe on the planet you live on you get cleared for an approach
>when you are inside the FAF and already on the GS. Here on Earth, ATC
>is supposed to clear us outside the FAF. Works well that way. Maybe you
>ought to try it.

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