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Old 9th Jul 2004, 22:18
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Carnage Matey!
 
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Quite right, side stick driver and acutely aware of the excellent auto braking capabilities. Also acutely aware of the safety shortcomings of MAD ATC. There is no significant difference in taxy times by landing on 18R and departing on 15, a configuration they changed to about 30 minutes after I landed. Just because your aircraft can do something doesn't mean thats its sensible to actually do it. If you've only gone around twice then I'd suggest you either don't visit many busy airports or you're perfectly happy to land at night on a runway which is still occupied by an aircraft you can't see and whose exact position you don't know. It's bu**er all use having a long runway if there's another aircraft parked 1000m into it. Let me know when you're flying, I'll give your aircraft a very wide berth.
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