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Old 9th Jan 2014, 02:11
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thcrozier
 
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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.
Is it academic and meaningless if it convinces the pilot not to try the maneuver?

From the Approach Plate: Paraphrased - "From DOYPE 6.59 degree descent angle to TCH 55". Exact quote - "VGSI and descent angles not coincident (VGSI Angle 3.50/TCH 55)."

Certainly that information is not intended to be ignored as "purely academic and a bit meaningless."

I no longer fly myself around; but I hope that the pilots in whose hands I place my life, seeing information such as cited above, fully analyze its implications before flying an approach. I always did.

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