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Old 23rd October 2006 | 17:03
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DC-8
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From: 3 NM on final!
60 NM/º only applies to great circle lines (e.g. All meridians and the Equator). But when you're flying along a parallel of latitude (which is not a great circle line-except for the Equator-) you must multiply by the latitude of the parallel.
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