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Old 28th Jul 2013, 03:13
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bubbers44
 
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28L visual to SFO is so easy. No glide slope is required. They had a papi the last asian aircraft took out and was replaced and operative. We need to tighten up our standards so all airlines can perform visual approaches because we can with no problem. Last I flew you couldn't do an autoland unless you had a sterile approach so GS and LOC were protected. We can't slow down our system for the lowest common denominator so they have to speed up. I was landing on 9 at MIA one day and at 50 ft had full localizer deflection because an aircraft on a crossing runway deflected the localizer full left and right so autolands were out of the question.

Visual approaches are easy so either learn how to do them or don't fly to the US. Your choice. We don't want pilots flying into our airports that risk our airlines like last time. United could have been lost if they had crashed slightly to their side instead of the other.
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