Originally Posted by Cecco
Not sure what you mean by "fixed distance markers". Do you mean the aiming point markings painted on (catII/III) runways?
Yes, sorry. Very old habits die very hard (apparently) ... and my excuse is that I’ve been told I was around when dirt was invented.
I
am, indeed, referring to the aiming point markings, which
used to be called “fixed distance markers” (somewhere, long ago) and are normally painted approximately 1000 feet from the threshold on instrument marked runways.