Originally Posted by
roulishollandais
and don't believe to the existence of such an experiment.
Originally Posted by
DozyWannabe
@galaxy flier:
That figure came from this report on YR-LCA - an A300 on approach to Orly airport in 1994:
YR-LCA
(Use your browser's "Find" to look for the relevant section with '80%')
Also, PDF version in English:
http://www.bea.aero/docspa/1994/yr-a...r-a940924a.pdf (Page 30, Para. 5)
and French :
http://www.bea.aero/docspa/1994/yr-a...yr-a940924.pdf (Page 29, Para. 7)
The document exists, and if you believe there was no experiment to glean those statistics, then you're effectively accusing the BEA of making the figure up - a serious allegation!
[EDIT : NB. My above comment is directed only at roulis. Cheers for the clarification, PJ2!]