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Old 20th Jun 2009, 04:54
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EBCI is probably setup for the millitary fast jets there. It's the same in Eindhoven (EHEH) it's stipulated on the Jeppesens.

Below 200 feet you'll hear people say the PAPI are useless. Only way around it is to fly the aircraft visually and down onto the markers.
I have also experienced a fine example when this mindset failed. I believe the identifier to be MROC (costa rica). The landing pilot was fixed on the threshoald, below G/S. The surrounding terrain gave an impression of the the threshold being lower than it was, the understanding of this was late and the landing pilot flared in an attempt to arrest our rate of decent only to drive the mains harder down, it was the only time I heard 30 call out on the R/A 2 times. The bounce was not all that bad but the landing rattled my fillings as we were in a stall.
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