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PAPI vs Glideslope

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I'm having a big problem (mostly in the Q400 but also in the NGX) in that the glideslope isn't matching the PAPI at many UK2000 airports but also at Earth Simulation's beta Isle of Man scenery. The GS seems to leave me VERY low on the PAPI and if stick with the PAPI I get a lot of 'glide slope' warnings. Is it just me?

Did your approach plate have a note about the PAPI and G/S alignment.

 

Many times they do not agree perfectly.

Best Regards,

Vaughan Martell  PP-ASEL KDTW

It's not unusual at all for the GS and PAPI's to not be aligned. This is how ours is in Duluth. We actually get pilots wondering if something is wrong hehe but the charts say they are not aligned.

 

The GS is an instrument component and the PAPI's are a visual component. Once I break out of the soup I look at the PAPI personally.

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I'd say to fly the ILS every time, remember an ILS is a precision approach' a visual using PAPI is not.

Jeff

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