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Old 05-05-2026 | 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by elps
The threshold is already displaced 224 feet. How much more do you want to displace it? 1,000 feet on 3º glidepath gets you 52 feet in height. This aircraft was more than 52 feet too low. If anything more displacement could lead to more complacency about being below the glidepath since you know there's runway there if you land short.
And yet, there are obviously obstructions on this approach/runway that prevent vertical guidance down to 200-250' HAT. So enough to remove the obstructions.
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