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Old 23rd Apr 2008, 07:29
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Is a 4 degree glide slope practical ?
In order to mitigate the noise of arriving aircraft it has been suggested that a steeper glide slope could be used. What would be the advantages and disadvantages of increasing the slope to 4 degrees ? I should welcome professional pilots views on this.
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