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Old 8th May 2008, 22:24
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Perspective is everything! It can play incredible tricks on your eyes (brain) and will alter what is apparently normal.

When a large piece of 'metal' is contained within a peripheral that is, perhaps, 'enclosed' on both sides it will by definition alter many other perspectives also.......therefore a 74, 76 or 77 filling a relatively small area will look bigger than it is! Same aeroplane in a open space will look a little smaller than it is. Vision and height evaluations being grossly exaggerated.

Perhaps, this go-around was simply the crew acting correctly because they MIGHT have been slightly below the glideslope but I doubt it was as much as has been suggested.

Just a normal everyday event.
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