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Old 25th Oct 2008, 14:59
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Sepp
 
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If you're aiming to cross the threshold at the same height in each case - say the EU-OPS 50 ft for perf A a/c* - and assuming you follow the slope all the way to the surface:

with a 3 deg gs you'll touch down 50/tan(3deg) ft down the rwy; i.e. aprx 950ft.

with a 5.5 deg gs you'll touch down 50/tan(5.5deg) ft down the strip; i.e. around 520 ft.

Thereafter, your rollout ought to be the same, for a given set of conditions.

Steep approaches iaw EU-OPS can also be certified with screen heights less than 50ft**, gaining you even more in those cases.

*OPS 1.515, for those that are interested.
** App 1 to OPS 1.515(a)(3)

I recognize that the original poster mentioned a positioning flight, so it doesn't require to adhere to the EU-OPS criteria.
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