Originally Posted by
deSitter
mm43, I'm more interested in the sight angle of that bridge from UPS just before the troubles. I have a crazy idea that they may have mistook stalled morning rush hour traffic on this bridge - a mix of red and white lights - for the PAPI. The highway stands at a rather acute angle to the runway so this is possible.
At that time of the morning there would not be any traffic. It doesn't start backing up (if it even does) at that point until about 6:45 or 7:00 AM