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Vikki
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Why is it, on carrier landings, does the Flight Path Marker (FPM) seemsseem to be placed near to the end of the runway?

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Why is it on carrier landings, the FPMFlight Path Marker (FPM) seems to be placed near to the end of the runway?

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Why is it on carrier landings, the FPM seems to be placed near to the end of the runway?

On most military aircraft landings, the FPM seems to be usually lined up with the start of the runway, either around the numbers or the aiming point, I would asume this to be the same on carriers for a higher probability of catching the wires, But it seems in most videos, the FPM is placed almost off the end of the runway. Ex:

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