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Old 27th February 2004 | 20:28
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fobotcso
 
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A slightly more rigorous definition of "downsloping" might be helpful to avoid misunderstandings.

Does "downsloping" mean sloping down away from the touch-down area or the other way around?

If the RW slopes down away from the touch-down, then it must be true that a pilot looking for the usual sight-picture on the approach would position himself on a steeper than normal approach angle.

Whether or not this is "too" high is a value judgement. It might be perfectly acceptable but just not "normal".
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