Paul Duncan writes: > > --- James Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does the VASI work? I don't ever see anything but > > the red lights. > > Shouldn't I see white lights if I'm too high and > > red-white on the > > approach slope? > > And green if you're too low as the light comes through > the grass :-)
People have made up poems, like Red over white, you're alright; White over white, you'll fly all night; Red over red, you're dead. In fact, white over white is often fine for small planes, if the VASIS is calibrated for a 3 degree glide slope. That's a *very* shallow approach for a 172 or Cherokee and requires carrying a fair bit of power all the way in -- many (most?) small-plane pilots choose a steeper glide angle (maybe 5 or 6 degrees) and lower power, so that they'll have a chance of making the runway if the engine quits on final. I was at the airport once when that happened to an Arrow, and the pilot proceeded to make an entirely uneventful landing. If he had come in on a 3 degree glide slope, he would have had to set down in a parking lot or on a (heavily forested) golf course. All the best, David _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users
