Landing Procedures
Familiarization
Far Bar
Middle Bar
Near Bar
Below Both
On Lower
On Upper
Above Both
Glidepath
Glidepath
Glidepaths
Glidepaths
3-Bar VASI
High
Slightly High
On Glidepath
Slightly Low
Low
(More Than
(3.2 Degrees)
(3 Degrees)
(2.8 Degrees)
(Less Than
3.5 Degrees)
2.5 Degrees)
White
Red
Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI)
Figure 23A: VASI (THREE-BAR ) AND PAPI
LANDING AT A FIELD WITH NO LANDING AIDE
On approaching centerline, put the intended point of landing at approximately 3 degrees below the horizon
(the HUD shows this as 3/5ths between the horizon line and the dashed negative 5-degree mark) and start
your descent using VSI as your primary glidepath indicator. Hold a 500- to 700-fpm rate of descent,
depending on headwind, on-speed. If going below glidepath, indicated by the point of landing moving
away or rising above the 3-degree glideslope, make the proper power correction to decrease your rate of
descent until the landing point is again 3 degrees down, then increase your rate of descent, realizing that
the VSI must be less than the first attempt at maintaining glidepath. Going above glidepath is indicated by
the landing point sliding below the 3-degree glideslope, or seeming to move closer. Make the power
correction to increase VSI back down to glidepath, then reset the power to a relatively greater rate of
descent than you started with. Maintain VSI and proper corrections all the way to touchdown.
TRANSITION FROM HALF FLAPS TO FULL FLAPS
Listen to ATIS before you start your approach and decide if it will be flown at half flaps or full flaps, based
on fuel remaining and lowest reported broken or overcast layer. Transition to full flaps should be made at
approximately 500-feet AGL or Height Above Touchdown, below the lowest layer of clouds if possible.
Before the flaps are moved, note the rate of descent on the VSI, then select full flaps. The jet will want to
balloon, so hold enough forward stick to maintain VSI. On-speed will now be slower than at half flaps, so
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