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Old 21st Aug 2013, 07:29
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valvanuz
 
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mm landing profile

Very interesting profile. I made one (not nearly as clear) for myself and came to the same conclusions.

I used the latest USGS map (2003 elevation database) with the following altitude curves:
Mrs Benson house: 780 ft
Top of the hill: 800-820 ft
Threshold: 645 ft
Papi: 640 ft

Assuming a 75 to 100 ft. tall pine tree (850 to 880 ft alt) at Mrs Benson house (on Google street view, there is a tall one there, much taller than the utility pole), pilots could not possibly see REILs (hidden by the 820ft hill), they may barely have spotted a red PAPI, definitively not a pink one.
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