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Old 1st Mar 2006, 11:21
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Originally Posted by Belgique
From the Google image you can easily see that in low visibility the very significantly displaced threshold of r/way 27L could lead to an honest mistake - i.e. you see just the squared (not curving) taxiway threshold and the real 27R threshold to its left (although it wasn't low visibility - just sun-glare - it nevertheless has the same effect, particularly if the sun-glare is exacerbated by a wet reflective runway & taxiway in the late afternoon).
Doesn't a landing briefing include a wrap up on the airport layout before starting the approach, considering the risk of a runway misinterpretation in the case you decribe? Don't buy into that. Bad airmanship.
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