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Old 24th Dec 2013, 01:12
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Just a vague recollection that when City originally opened, the approach glidepath was 2 - segment initially 10 or 11 deg becoming 3 deg at about 1 mile. This however was for obstacle clearance rather than noise mitigation.
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