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Old 6th Feb 2011, 19:11
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Better be careful with nighttime visual approaches.
I watched with some amusement years ago when a Western Airlines DC-6B 'performed' a nighttime visual approach...and instead of landing at LAX, landed on the Hughes Aircraft runway, just to the north.
No one was especially pleased, especially as the western half of the Hughes runway was closed for repaving.

Many (most) successful aircarrier approaches and landings at night are completed after the appropriate instrument procedure is flown...to the desired landing runway.
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