If You're Still Hauling Ass, Halfway Down the Runway ...
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 5:19 pm
Maybe it's time to go around?
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I know, I know, bad example from a [b]Bad Person[/b]. No
one lands at such a silly place.
Or do they?
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[quote]Eastern Air Lines B737 at New York on Oct 27th 2016
... the aircraft was on a normal approach profile descending
through 250 feet AGL at 135 knots over ground, after touch
down was still doing [b]132 knots over ground[/b] 4600 feet
past the runway threshold [b] with 2300 feet of runway
remaining[/b].[/quote]
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Now, I'm not too bright, but how many people would try
to land a 737 on a 2300 foot runway - like at St Barts?
Why, oh why, is it such a bad idea to shove the throttles
forward and get the hell out of there?
Were either of the above aircraft on fire, or out of fuel?
The four bars won't like this, but:
[quote]KLGA 272351Z 10010G15KT[/quote]
Gosh, on runway 22 isn't that a "variable tailwind on final"
that similarly trashed a 777 recently?
[youtube][/youtube]
I know, I know, bad example from a [b]Bad Person[/b]. No
one lands at such a silly place.
Or do they?
[url=http://avherald.com/h?article=49ff6bcc]http://avherald.com/h?article=49ff6bcc[/url]
[quote]Eastern Air Lines B737 at New York on Oct 27th 2016
... the aircraft was on a normal approach profile descending
through 250 feet AGL at 135 knots over ground, after touch
down was still doing [b]132 knots over ground[/b] 4600 feet
past the runway threshold [b] with 2300 feet of runway
remaining[/b].[/quote]
[img width=500 height=312][/img]
Now, I'm not too bright, but how many people would try
to land a 737 on a 2300 foot runway - like at St Barts?
Why, oh why, is it such a bad idea to shove the throttles
forward and get the hell out of there?
Were either of the above aircraft on fire, or out of fuel?
The four bars won't like this, but:
[quote]KLGA 272351Z 10010G15KT[/quote]
Gosh, on runway 22 isn't that a "variable tailwind on final"
that similarly trashed a 777 recently?