If you know what to look for, there's something deeply satisfying about watching a runway's geometry grow proportionally in your windscreen. I'm speaking of the picture you see on a stabilized approach whose trajectory takes you to a nice safe spot located somewhere in the center of the first third of the runway. The runway's expanding trapezoidal shape provides the assurance that your glidepath is steady and true, but only if that shape doesn't change over time. So let's see how your approach shapes up.
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