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Old 25th Feb 2008, 00:19
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bluepilot
 
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The reason for the 5.5 deg slope at LCY is not for obstacle clearance it is to prevent "scatter" on the runway.

by increasing the angle of the decent it if far more likely you will land in the correct place on the runway and not float (scatter is wider and floating more likely from a shallower approach).
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