Second (and probably last) practice run before the fly-in.
Real weather pretty bad tonight, hope we get something better on Sunday. Strong headwind all the way, then wind and turbulence above London.
I tried as usual to fly the published procedure (for runway 28), but I did not time properly the turn into finals and ended up on the glideslope before the localizer. Normally I manage to "recover" from this condition but, be warned, with the 5.5 degrees glideslope this seems close to impossible.
So I had to practice the missed approach too, then the second time I got the turns better and got properly established. And still the landing itself, in "manual" mode, was difficult due to variable winds and the already famous 5.5 degrees. Parked the Airbus in one piece though, which at EGLC means success. I guess...
One important conclusion is that the standard procedure is "tight" (as everything is at EGLC), while "friendly" vectoring can make the approach way easier. So, my advice: be nice to Gaz, folks!
See you all on Sunday
Andrei