Originally Posted by
4Greens
It doesn't seem very much to me
On the contrary, it appears to be almost twice as steep as a 3° approach
Slightly steeper approach trial update
Originally Posted by
4Greens
can it be used in some form of instrument approach ?
In theory the ILS/MLS could have been adjusted to the steeper angle, but that would have required all landing traffic to make use of it. Instead, a 3.2° RNAV approach was created for use by the airlines participating in the trial.