Flight BAL 11

Fassberg - Gatow

USAF C-54

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Takeoff Runway 27 At 500 AGL turn right to about 75 degrees

Cruise at 180 knots at 6,000’ .

Plan descent to arrive Frohnau at 3,000’

Note: All aircaft to Gatow will be at 3,000’ at Frohnau and spaced

as close as 3 minutes apart, so reduce speed to 145 knots to match

the slowest aircraft (C-47). Maintain 145 knots until on the localizer.

Arrive Frohnau at 3,000’ Maintain at least 2,000’ until passed Tegel.

Altitude at Grunenwald should be 1,500’

From	To	Frequency	Heading	Distance
Fassberg	Dannenberg DZ	294.0	73 deg	35 nm
Dannenberg	Frohnau FO	340.0	109 deg	84 nm
Frohnau	Grunewald CD	297.0	180	8.6 nm
Localizer	Gatow RW26	110.5	260 deg	5.8 nm

Gatow to Fassberg

USAF C-54

Takeoff RW26. At 500’ AGL turn to 265 deg

Cruise at 180 knots at 6,000’

Begin descent at Braunschwieg.

From	To	Frequency	Heading	Distance
Gatow	Braunschweig OV	325.0	265 deg	93 nm
Braunschwieg	Dedelsdorf DS	274.0	339 deg	26 nm
Dedelsdorf.	Fassberg FJ	384.0	345 deg	12 nm
Short Final	Fassberg FSB	284.0	269 deg	2 nm

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