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Glide Slope
NM
Feet
50 ft (AGL) Over
RWY Threshold
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0.5
4780
4460
4140
3820
3500
3180
2870
2550
2230
1910
1590
1270
960
640
320
160
Thr
50
TD
0
Aircraft
Final Approach
Short Final
Touchdown
A
B-D
1.4 x VSO
VREF + 20 kts
1.4 x VSO
VREF + 10 kts
VREF
VREF
Aircraft A: VREF < 91 kts; Aircraft B, C or D: VREF > 91 kts (For Detailed Aircraft Landing Categories see Table in "Procedure Turn" below)
GMT = Z = UTC
Rules of Thumb
Reciprocal
RWY Help
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09
10
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18
Set altimeter to 1013hPa/29.92inHg passing through transition level (USA 18,000ft; NZ 11,000up/13,000dwn)
MET reports' WINDS are in TRUE North; ATC reported WINDS are MAG North
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A small correction
early is better than a
big correction late
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
CONVERSIONS
1 ft = 0.305 m
1 kts = 1 NM / hour
1 NM = 1.1516 SM = 1.853 km
1 SM = 0.8683 NM = 1.609 km
Air Pressure
inHg
hPa
33.86
-60
-50
-30
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
50
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
-76
-58
-22
-13
-4
5
14
23
32
41
50
59
68
77
86
95
104
122