Ralph the Bong ..........love your work.
However technically correct and accurately written your article was, it brings to mind the following warning:
"As these are anonymous forums the origins of the contributions may be opposite to what may be apparent. In fact the press may use it, or the unscrupulous, to elicit certain reactions."
Are you sure you're not a member of our illustrious press????
On a different note, how close to the runway can one proceed without a landing clearance??? I had believed it to be 50'(a/c < 5700kg). I assume it's 35' or end of the runway for a/c > 5700.
Surely, with or without allowance for inertia, this would require "switching on the throttles" (gotta love that?) at 70-100' at least. In any case, well before the "rubber hitting the tarmac?"
Penny for your thoughts people.............or should email Bob and ask him??? Like
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