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Old 11th Feb 2018, 07:49
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cessnapete
 
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Stopping the aircraft safely comes before worries about Airport fines.

Kegs getting all wound up about a possible 2 kt. tailwind exceedence. If you are landing on a Rwy where 2 kts. makes a difference between stoping or not, you shouldn’t be there. From what I remember Certificated landing performance has a buffer of landing at v ref +15. So landing anywhere near v ref gives you some margin in hand. Reverse of course is not taken into account in stopping distance on a dry runway.
The PIC should be the final arbiter of any decision on these aspects not ATC, he has an accurate GS readout to compare with his airspeed.

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