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Medium large transport air carrier captain complains about lda DME approach to sfo. It since has been discontinued.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 348870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : oak tower : tvc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 348870 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I did not fly this approach and never have. I have flown into sfo many times and have never been offered this approach. Thank goodness. All I have done is read about it over and over and over. We have the visual approachs with the same minimum. Why don't we get rid of this approach and stop wasting our time talking about it. It is outrageous to have an approach that requires as much reading of instructions as this one.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG ACR CAPT COMPLAINS ABOUT LDA DME APCH TO SFO. IT SINCE HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
Narrative: I DID NOT FLY THIS APCH AND NEVER HAVE. I HAVE FLOWN INTO SFO MANY TIMES AND HAVE NEVER BEEN OFFERED THIS APCH. THANK GOODNESS. ALL I HAVE DONE IS READ ABOUT IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER. WE HAVE THE VISUAL APCHS WITH THE SAME MINIMUM. WHY DON'T WE GET RID OF THIS APCH AND STOP WASTING OUR TIME TALKING ABOUT IT. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS TO HAVE AN APCH THAT REQUIRES AS MUCH READING OF INSTRUCTIONS AS THIS ONE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.