Originally Posted by
kontrolor
this practice should be banned. Whole departure runway should be used for every passengers carrying aicraft, period. Some precisely defined exclusions could be accepted (for turboprops), everything else is just waiting for **** to happen.
it is fortunate that those who actually have responsibility for making such decisions will consider all parts of the aviation system and will look at the results of the investigation before determining what changes might be appropriate. Knee-jerk reactions rarely achieve the desired outcome.