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Page 5 of 5 5. Funchal / Madeira (- Santa Cruz) (FNC / LPMA) 
The Madeira airport is one relatively small airport located in a island which is 15 kilometers far from Funchal. With mountainous terrain in all directions, landings on runway 05 are a great adventure - all turns are executed over the sea for terrain clearance and the final approach is very short. There is only a VOR and a NDB nearby, so that's still a non-precision approach that will be truly fun when you get the hang of it!
The scenery used in the photo above is Wonderful Madeira, from Aerosoft. You can get it here: www.aerosoft.com Some background information ... Located 15 kilometers northwest of Funchal, on Madeira Island, the Madeira airport is one of the biggest and most ambitious constructions ever done in the region. There are, for example, 60 meter tall pillars that are also 60 meters deep under sea level. The terminal can handle 2.3 million passengers per year and the airport serves not only domestic flights to Lisbon and Porto, but also regularly scheduled flight to major cities in the UK, France, Netherlands, Germany and Spain. Time for some adventure: Circling RNW 05 !  | This is the approach plate used for the Circling RNW 05 procedure at Madeira. If you are not familiar with approach plates, check the "How to interpret approach plates" tutorial: [TUTORIAL] Interpreting approach platesIn the same chart, approaches to runways 05 and 23 are shown using a VOR or a NDB. I'll describe the approach to runway 05 using a VOR, as this one is way more fun than the other. This is a very simple approach to understand, but it might take some time for you to do all turns perfectly. Ok, enough talking! It all starts at the FUNCHAL VOR (FUN - 112.2). Fly the radial 213 from the station, and watch you altitude so that you reach 4 DME at 940 feet. Continue on the radial for 2.7 more miles (6.7 DME), still maintaining the altitude of 940 feet. At this point, start a right turn and head to the beginning of the lead-in-lighting system (fix GELO), also start a shallow descent to 850 feet. Continue following the lead-in-lighting (one continuous right turn!) and descent so that you reach the ROSARIO fix at 460 feet. At this point, you should be aligned with the runway - watch the PAPI to make sure the altitude is correct and accomplish a normal landing! See, this approach is definitely more simple than all of the above - it is great to practice turns and the island is beautiful ... give it a try! |
Fokker 100 on final for runway 05 ...
Conclusion I have just shown you 5 of the best approaches and airports you can have. These places are really cool and all of them have something special - some have difficult approaches, some have simple approaches, but all of them are beautiful and fun to fly! I hope you have enjoyed this guide and will try some of these approaches. Some great and freeware aircraft can be found at: fokker.avsim.net, www.projectopensky.com or www.avsim.net
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