"Rob Shearman, Jr." wrote:
> [...] But I would think
> that if your last waypoint before KSFO is 1000nm away, but you want to
> hold off the descent until closer to KSFO, you could simply insert
> another waypoint about 50nm out at the cruise altitude, and the effect
> would be to "tell" the route manager where to begin the descent.
At least among pilots flying SEP aircraft, navigating with a (typically
cheap) GPS connected to the autopilot, this is a pretty common
procedure,
Martin.
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