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Old 21st October 2012 | 12:16
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fuelevaporator
 
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B787 IAN Glidepath

Instructors claim that this FMC calculated glidepath, which is used like an ILS-glideslope for ALL non precision approaches where the database publishes an angle is NOT prone to cold weather corrections which suggests for me:

Boeing is using GPS altitudes for "target altitude at this point" when on final approach course!
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