Tubby Linton:
In part of the testimony last week an FAA employee stated that the approach had never been intended for a heavy aircraft so where does that leave the FAA chart?
That is not the case. The testimony was about the PAPI TCH and that pilots of heavy airplanes would have to take into consideration the PAPI indication when nearing the landing runway threshold.
The PAPI provided the necessary visual segment obstacle clearance until very close to the threshold. This is the case with many PAPI installations. Most pilots probably are using the Mark II eyeball by that point; akin to the ILS G/S and being inside the old Middle Marker.