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Old 18th Aug 2013, 14:15
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ironbutt57:

obstacle clearance from FAF to VDP/MAP is SUPPOSED to be 250'
Only at MDA, not below.

The VGSI provides 1 sloping 1 degree obstacle clearance surface, which begins about 1,000 feet south (in this case) of the runway threshold.
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