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Old 30th Mar 2001, 20:45
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O\ZON
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Damp runway
A runway is considered damp when the surface is not dry, but when the water does not give it a shiny appearance. There are no performance corrections required for a damp runway.
Therefore u use dry runway date.

I guess it menstions the definition of damp, so that u can distinguish it fom being wet.


Grooved is considered dry..
but what crosswind limitations do u use ??
i believe u use dry crosswind limitaions, though some might argue that the grooves primarily give grip in the direction of the runway only. Therefore when side slipping (appologies cant think of the proper term), the runway is acting as if it is wet.
i dont know about that, since if u are aborting, and the surface in the direction of the runway acts as if its dry, then with the bettter traction you wont be susceptiple to the side slippage of wet runway.....

any thoughts

O/Z