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A330 TEARDROP NON-PRECISION APPROACH Zibsey

ãwww.a330jam.com APPROACH PREPARATION RDMI NAV SWITCHES TO ADF (WINDOWS STILL SHOW DME)
(not an official document) MCDU PRIMARY PLAN VOR 1 & 2 HARWIRED TO PH (FOR DME) RAD-NAV PAGE
- YPPH DESTINATION ADF 1 & 2 HARDWIRED TO PH (FOR NDB’S) RAD-NAV PAGE
Example: Perth NDB - circle for RWY24 - PH HOLDING PATTERN PNF SELECT “TERR ON ND”
- teardrop approaches are not available in the database BIRD ON (FPA)
CAT C CIRCLING CRITERIA - FIX PAGE: PH NDB AND RADIALS (270 & 237) APPROACH BREIFING
* maintain minimum visibility (as specified on app chart) PRIMARY PLAN (PERF-APPR PAGE) SET CONF FULL APPROACH CHECKLIST
along intended flight path SEC PLAN: LANDING RUNWAY (PERTH RWY24 - this case) (enables profile doughnut) APPROACH ACTIVATED EITHER BEFORE OR
* maintain visual contact with the runway threshold or approach lights SEC PLAN (PERF-APPR PAGE) PROGRAMMED (enables “groundspeed mini”) IN THE HOLDING PATTERN.
* maintain obstacle clearance of at least 400' CIRCLING MINIMA PROGRAMMED
* maintain MDA until intercepting a 3 degree approach path GPS PRIMARY / ACCURACY HIGH (PROG page) Allows FIX lines and ND runway picture to be trusted
(or minimum 1000' in daylight until intercepting a 3 deg path) EFIS NAV SWITCHES TO ADF
* maintain inside the circling area (4.2 nm from thresholds)
* maximum circling speed: 180 kts Note: no need to fully configure by 2,000’ HAT as this rule does not apply to circling
* Altitude tolerance on Minima = 0’ to 100’ approaches or circuits.
* Tracking tolerance on NDB: ±5 degrees
SPEED REDUCES IN
MANAGED MODE DETAILS SPECIFIC TO THIS APPROACH
CAT C outbound timing: 1 min 30 sec MINIMA: 1440’ 4,000 m
Start outbound descent when established on, or turning GO-AROUND: track 057 to 1,000’ then
to intercept outbound track left turn track 270. Climb to 3,000’
FIX LINE: PH (NDB) (missed approach point is PH NDB).
FLAP 1 FPA -1.0 (approx)
RADIAL (270) START CLOCK Circling not authorised beyond 4.0 DME East.
intermediate descent
PH VOR is very close to the 06 threshold.
LEAVING HOLD: “IMM EXIT”
GEAR DOWN
SPEED MANAGED
270

NORMAL ALT CAPTURE AT 1,900’


PH NDB 06-24
ALT * SET INTERMEDIATE
(does not go below) (OUTBOUND) ALTITUDE
ON FCU (prior to descent) 2800 1
LANDING CHECKLIST
FLAP 2 TEADROP SECTOR
FLOWN IN HDG
WITH A GRADUAL TURN RATE CONF FULL
MISSED APPROACH
FLAP 3 POINT: PH NDB HOLDING PATTERN CONFIG:
FLAP ZERO (GREEN DOT SPEED)
CAO TOLERANCE SELECT ALT AT ‘100 ABOVE’ DISCONNECT AP BY
±100’ MDA(H) - 100’ (a limitation)
057 FLIGHT DIRECTORS OFF
LEVEL OFF AT
1900’ DOWNWIND
CIRCLING MINIMA (1440’) OUTBOUND TIMIMNG
ACTIVATE SECONDARY
- not too early as may sequence the runway 4 seconds per 100’ AGL
FIX LINE: PH (NDB) RADIAL (057) 45 degree heading/track change
(check active waypoint on ND
START FINALS DESCENT start timing on completion of turn: is CF or runway)
WHEN ESTABLISHED ON 30 seconds
INBOUND COURSE TRACK INSIDE THE CIRCLING AREA (4.2 nm from runway complex)
(within 5 degrees) CAO TOLERANCE PF CALL “CIRCLING”
FPA -3.0 DEG -0’ TO +100’ HEADING CHANGE AS REQUIRED (nominally 45 deg crosswind for 30 seconds)
(start clock on completion of the turn)
USE HEADING FOR TRACKING On finals: fly the doughnut
OR MCDU PROGRAM: CIRCLING AREA (4.2 nm) accurately (not a precision
“DIR-RADIAL- IN” - ARMS NAV glideslope) Small path
(intercepts well - even from 90 degrees) If circling for RWY 06 in this approach: variations can amount to
overfly adjacent to the runway (to keep MISSED APPROACH 100 to 200’ off profile.
it visual), turn crosswind and maintain Must be flown as per published procedure on the chart.
crosswind track for 10-15 seconds. When circling, initially turn towards the runway complex.
Turn downwind, activate secondary and circle as normal Recommend AP for flying the missed approach (in HDG)

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