ATerpster
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2. Properly implemented RNP, FMS, VNAV (and especially GLS) can fix this decades long chronic issue, virtually 100% of the time.
But, not nearly 100% of the runway ends meet the glideslope qualification surface (FAA) requirements (GQS.) Runway 18 at BHM cannot meet GQS requirements, thus it cannot have any FAA sanctioned vertically guided procedure.
So despite not meeting the FAA GQS requirements for a '
vertically guided procedure' it is fine to do a 'visual' approach at night? There would appear to be mixed messages on the safety of approaches to 18.