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Ian W
If you were to extend the flight path back where the 'runway in sight' call would have been made from - that's adding under half as much of that dotted flight path, how would the runway have been 'in sight'? Certainly not the touchdown end, PAPIs and approach lights they would be hidden by the crest of the hill.
Would you agree it is looking more like the crew suffered a visual illusion pf some sort?
Not so sure about that! They could have been visual earlier, and as previously posited, got tempted for the Drive and Dive scenario. OTOH we don't know whether they acquired the PAPIs at a refracted angle, which lead them to believe they were high.
My overall impression of this approach is that it can be deceptive, be it daylight or night.
