Originally Posted by
axpmaluga
That is odd, however she was referring to a difference in altitude upon approach. She was saying that the larger planes, specifically widebodies, seem to be at a lower altitude upon approach. Is that correct? Thanks.
Oh, yeah, guess I didn't read the question very well. I burnt a lot of spare brain cells getting in and out of O'Hare the past few days, dealing with all the fun weather issues.
We all follow approach slope indicators, whether the ILS glide slope or PAPI/VASI. Google those; they're in there. So, probably it's still an optical thing, as in, bigger looks closer, or lower.
FAB