Originally Posted by
pattern_is_full
Am I right in assuming that is SOP for a heavy if there is not a dedicated tall-aircraft PAPI?
I do would like to add these ideas are related to the 747 (maybe A380 as well?). Not "heavies". Even on a 777 you use same procedures as on a 737. There is no reason to go higher.
If memory serves me well I have landed a 777 on that runway (an empty one going into maintenance). It's not a big deal. However those same vague memories also makes me believe, that the general "feeling" the runway gave many pilots was not the most relaxed one because of the lack of shoulders and the "shorter than usual" distance.