November 24, 201510 yr Hi guys, At the moment I'm on my way to KLAS (Las Vegas) from Miami in the 777. I took a look at the approach charts for runway 1L and it appears as though the glide slope is at 7000 feet? Am I right in reading that? I got the chart from http://uk.flightaware.com/resources/airport/LAS/IAP/ILS+OR+LOC_DME+RWY+01L/pdf Am I reading that wrong or is that the actual altitude to be at to capture the glide slope etc? I'm still getting used to reading and understanding the charts so just want a bit of clarification. Cheers! -YorkiesWorld
November 24, 201510 yr You intercept the GS at 5300 denoted by the lightning bolt arrow. You do need to be at 7000 or above at TRREY then 6300 or above at CODNO due to high terrain in the area. Sean Green
November 24, 201510 yr Just a reminder, though you might be able to capture the glideslope before the FAP (Final Approach Point, or the Maltese Cross on the chart), you are not officially in the final portion of the approach until that point. Most autopilot systems will allow you to capture the glideslope before hand, but depending on the approach you may still be required to follow the altitude restrictions before that point. Nick Hatchel "Sometimes, flying feels too godlike to be attained by man. Sometimes, the world from above seems too beautiful, too wonderful, too distant for human eyes to see …" Charles A. Lindbergh, 1953 System: Custom Watercooled--Intel i7-8700k OC: 5.0 Ghz--Gigabyte Z370 Gaming 7--EVGA GTX 1080ti Founders Edition--16GB TridentZ RGB DDR4--240GB SSD--460GB SSD--1TB WD Blue HDD--Windows 10--55" Sony XBR55900E TV--GoFlight VantEdge Yoke--MFG Crosswind Pedals--FSXThrottle Quattro Throttle Quadrant--Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS--TrackIR 5--VRInsight MCPii Boeing
November 24, 201510 yr Also typical weather at KLAS runways 19L/R and 25L/R are used for arriving and departing. Runway 1L/R and the 7's are only used when winds are high and favoring those directions. Typically you'd fly the visual or ILS to 25L or the RNAV to 19L/R under normal conditions. Angelo Cosma PPL ASEL / IFR Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Field Service Representative (SEA) ZSE ARTCC Intel i7 6700K 4.8Ghz / ASUS ROG Maximus Hero VIII / 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz Ram / EVGA 1080Ti FTW3/ Corsair H110i GTX EVGA 850 Watt Gold / Samsung 850 500gb SSD
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