Originally Posted by
YYCOllie
I'm pretty the confident the E75 pilot would have aimed for a touch-down point
after where the DC-10 touched-down (i.e., higher than the vortices), and that ATC had provided sufficient spacing between the heavy and the E75.
My 2c as a private pilot
That works fine for VFR but on an ILS approach the 3 degree glideslope does not change with traffic. All approaching a/c take essentially the same path down, which is another reason why spacing is so critical. Even on a GNSS approach in VMC the "step-down" points will make most approaching aircraft fly a similar path down at least most of the time.
Lots of licenced pilots here... Perhaps an AC forum fly-in miniDO is in order?
