RNAV landing at VQPR (Paro, Bhutan) - Question about chart interpretation

What I do find about Paro approach is that you need to fly close to the terrain as you approach. The path that the chart is showing is pretty okay. But the glideslope is still too high. You can see even in the charts that the 3.5º is bringing the line to still be high when it gets to the runway. So you might need to descend a lot steeper than that but keep an eye on the terrain, make sure you’re clear of any hills and mountain peaks around you.

I find that approaching to RWY 33 is the easier one. The valley is longer and more straight allowing you to fly lower and easier to manoeuvre for the final landing. Like my flight here that I did months ago.

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