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Old 16th Aug 2013, 20:09
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A Squared
 
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His calculations are wrong at least in one respect - he incorrectly assumes that glidepath is calculated to the runway threshold, but in fact it should be calculate to a touchdown zone - usually around 1000-1500 ft from runway threshold.
His calculations look fine to me. He computes from the threshold, but he uses the published 48 ft threshold crossing height.

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