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Old 9th Jan 2014, 00:14
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Originally Posted by Crozier
Speculation Alert: Perhaps they maintained MDA all the all the way to CEYAG and then attempted VGSI intercept before reaching the threshold, resulting in excessive speed and a very steep descent angle.
This is a circling approach. If you get Visual far enough out to duck down to the PAPI, well and good, but as physicus points out, considering the angles from the MAPt to the threshold is purely academic and a bit meaningless.
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