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Old 20th Jul 2006, 00:03
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DrKev
 
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Originally Posted by Beanbag
I wouldn't mind betting that parallax / depth compression from a long lens are making this look worse than it was.
There are no shortage of photos on the net from different positions showing this very landing. The aircraft is clearly lower over the fence than normal landings would normally be over the piano keys.
Originally Posted by DHC6tropics
...the PAPI's were malfunctioning that day and giving erronious readings!
I'm no expert at all, but I though PAPIs were purely optical. How can they give erroneous readings (if they hadn't been misaligned)?
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