Originally Posted by
Heathrow Harry
I just have this feeling that a lot of money would suddenly become available to allow 5.5 degree on a bundle of aircraft if it was the cost to expand LHR
Arthur C Clarke always said that engineers will tell you something is impossible - tell them it has to be done and they come up with a better solution in less time than you thought was possible
The 5.5 approach at LCY comes with a considerable number of restrictions. For a number of operators it is a Commander Only landing. The decision heights, given that at n seconds before touchdown you are correspondingly higher, are thus higher as well, which leads to a reduction in reliability in poor visibility. Cat 3 is not possible. Over time one aircraft has been written off and others significantly damaged in heavy landings.