Originally Posted by punkalouver;11148011.....
Being nighttime with the weather at non-precision minima and a wet surface, this would seem ideal except for one thing, the threshold was displaced by 1767 feet, something that would seem unusual for any large aircraft to land on, especially a 747. That being said, a 757 did land on the long runway earlier in the night.
Originally Posted by
punkalouver
..........I would be curious to know if any 747 drivers out there have an opinion on the flying the other approach to runway 23 with an almost 2000 foot displaced threshold.
Could someone explain the significance of the displaced threshold in this discussion ? Are you saying it's OK to land before the displaced threshold under such circumstances? If so that seems odd, presumably the threshold is displaced for a reason. If not, how does the fact that the threshold is displaced affect the discussion - the landing distance available is the landing distance available.