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Old 7th Aug 2017, 17:06
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Not Long Now
 
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How does a point merge system with 'arc' provide an exact distance from touchdown? Surely it provides, at best, a 'maximum distance'?
If pilots prefer this to range given by a controller then fair enough, but doesn't exactly seem to be a huge benefit.
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