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Old 5th May 2003, 10:51
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Waste Gate
 
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If that were the case, why don't all runways that accept aircraft with long wheel bases have same?? (See other thread re pilot eye height)
KISS:

I'd say that's because v.few aircraft require a 1500ft aimpoint, and to have a 1500ft vasis would work against the vast majority of aircraft normally using a 1000ft aimpoint.

Furthermore, most of the airports which Qantas flies the 400 into have a 1000ft vasis. Obviously the 1000ft vasis is acceptable to 737 sized aircraft which are still the greatest users of these same airports. So a normal 1500ft aim point requires 2 dots fly down on the vasis.

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