arrowspace90 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 I'm still not as smooth in hand flying the Challenger as I am with the Boeing. But my question is: Can the FMC calculate/build a VNAV/LAV path to the runway as the airliners do for a runway with no published approaches? I would think the answer is yes? So, I select the runway from the box. Do I need to "build" a point on the visual approach path to the runway? And obviously I would need then to be in VNAV. What is the procedure for doing this in the Challenger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonMont Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 (edited) 2 hours ago, arrowspace90 said: I'm still not as smooth in hand flying the Challenger as I am with the Boeing. But my question is: Can the FMC calculate/build a VNAV/LAV path to the runway as the airliners do for a runway with no published approaches? I would think the answer is yes? So, I select the runway from the box. Do I need to "build" a point on the visual approach path to the runway? And obviously I would need then to be in VNAV. What is the procedure for doing this in the Challenger? If I understand your question well, then the answer is yes. I have done a few such visual approaches and it worked very well. When selecting the RWY, it will offer you to specify a distance from the runway to trace; I usually put 5 or 10nm. This puts a vector line to the RWY at the specified distance on the NAV display. It also inserts a waypoint called RX (or TX, can't remember well right now) automatically at that distance. I then fly it in VNAV, and LNAV to that automatically inserted waypoint, setting the ALT to the RWY threshold ALT + 100, and it works very well. Hope this helps. Edited January 31 by RonMont Add precision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowspace90 Posted February 2 Author Report Share Posted February 2 Thanks, yes the 737 has the same feature. I will look for that runway extension box. I was going into Las Vegas Henderson (after I read that all the Super Bowl bound private jets are going to park there. They surprisingly have no approaches at all for their 2 south landing runways. Odd, since they have terrain on 3 sides. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simking1 Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 I just did this on a really rainy approach really raining nothing on the radar screen but was pouring, I found out one issue with the challenger no wipers or forced air to clear the window at 120kts I still couldn't see (thank goodness for the HUD) I didn't even know about the landing meter lol afraid to look at it.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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