Hey anyone confident of staying in the glide scope for a smooth touchdown at VNKT? When the landing aids appear just after the mountains (VNKT is an airport which is surroundes by tall mountains) I’ve just flown across the mountains and I have to descend rapidly (-2000fpm) to be able to land on the runway threshold. I also can’t be flying above the mountains at 1000ft AGL as it isn’t realistic.
It might not be best to trust the glideslope, here are the charts for the approach for 02 which is what I believe is the only active runway that is usually in use. You can see the decent is sort of in steps, so it is best to do that as it takes into account terrain.
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Yep iv done it recently and it was…interesting, cant imagine what sinister things were going on in the mind that sparked that airports idea.
Honestly I had to look at your explanation as I have no clue what the picture is showing, apart from the terrain. What do you mean by descend in steps?
Under the main map, there is a cross section of the approach. It shows the altitudes that are recommended in between the fixes.
As crazy as it sounds allways trust the charts. Theyre there for a reason
Anybody know of a single source to get free charts for multiple airports like this?
AirNav.com is good for airports in the US, but uvairlines.com and fly-sea.com are good for airports abroad. Both have VNKT charts, I believe.
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Thank you very much!
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Wow that means when I’m like 3nm away I have to descent pretty quick else I would miss the runway!
In summary: just slam the thing on the tarmac 😂
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Or better still, APPR is your friend.
this is the up to date VOR DME approach to 02. if winds dicate you need to land on 20 you can circle to land from this approach as well.
no it doesn’t. the glidepath from 9-3nm is just over 5 degrees, from 3nm to threshol it is the normal 3 degrees. At just over 3nm out you are recommended to be at 5510ft and the runway is at 4321ft. That’s about 1200ft descent in the last 3.5nm - not steep at all.
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I landed there in an A320 in IF and in an A330 in real life (Qatar Airways) but from the back seat. In both cases, a straight approach worked well. I thin speed is what matters here. Going too fast is a bad idea. Otherwise, it is gairly straightforward.
Nepal is a great place to visit.
Good landings to you all
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Not recommended, those at “at or above” altitudes and must be adhered too
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