Originally Posted by
AerocatS2A
Basing the configuration on glide path intercept is a poor way of doing things. Far better to base it on distance to the threshold as that yields more consistent results and better aligns with ATC speed requirements which tend to be stated in terms of distance from the runway.
I don’t really agree. One of our gates (A320) is at the latest 3NM before the FAF select Flap1.
I know some generic profiles are 210 until 12, 180 to 8 then 160 to 4. Doing this at CDG where for rwy 08R you intercept GS at 15nm, means intercept GS in clean speed and no way to decelerate without extending the gear out of sequence...