IanA

Having the benefit of an E175 captain in the house, and having watched me struggle into LCY, she provided me with the following suggestions which actually work very well. I mainly fly the E190 variant, and of course you need to be sure you've got all your V-speeds configured correctly, but if you follow the steps below you can be quite successful into LCY - only exceptions I've found are when there is significant gusts, I use Active Sky for weather. This is all flown using the autopilot down to about 500-700ft. This method uses the FPA (Flight Path Angle) function and is used often to manage the flight path in the Embraer - FPA will ONLY WORK when the target altitude is below the current altitude in the descent, so be sure to follow the steps to the letter. Resetting the altitude target at #6 , IF MISSED, will result in no descent/success... 1) Be fully configured and at the 2,000' altitude per appropriate rwy. approach charts. Speeds correct for your weight (of course!!). 2) With the AP engaged, and the ILS freq. selected/correct, center click the HDG SEL to align the heading, switch to HDG mode. 3) Select NAV radio as the NAV source. Observe the display correctly shows what you "expect" from the ILS indication (correct freq.??), you should be BELOW the G/S at this point anyway. 4) FLY managing your HDG with the HDG SEL until you are intercepting the localizer. 5) Select NAV for the Approach mode (TOP LEFT button in the HDG SEL group), IMPORTANT -> "NOT the FULL APP mode", and allow the AP to handle lateral navigation to join the LOC. 6) Reset the altitude target to whatever your choice is - this will be the LIMIT of the descent using FPA, I usually choose 500' 7) Watch the GS indicator, as soon as it moves downward select FPA and roll the FPA SEL down to about -5.1. It displays as a light blue line in the PFD. 8) Now manage the descent with the FPA control, I find if you keep it between about -4.5 - -5.4 you can generally stay close to/on the GS. 9) You should be able to fly the approach with the method with no appreciable increase in speed, over at least a dozen or more times now I've found it very acceptable. 9) Take over manually whenever you feel comfortable/confident :) 10) Enjoy a decent landing at London City :)