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Old 14th Aug 2020, 08:10
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vilas
 
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Rw28 approach is between the hills and it appears that in rainy conditions has heavier showers. Pilots operating there regularly seem to have developed a work around to land on RW10 which will be in tailwind. It's a critical RW with a drop at the end and with some apprehensions about RW lighting. Whether the company has approved this or done it's math on Landing distance in tailwind with a little degraded friction about the margins is not known. If a pilot briefs for RW28 shouldn't be switching to RW10 in rain with TW without briefing which includes LD. If company OM had forbidden RW10 TW landing in rain this accident wouldn't have happened.

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