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Old 26th Jan 2005, 06:15
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Zoner
 
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"The crash occured at 6:01, the first movement of the day."

Over the years I've always hated being the first one to land. The runway condition is usually unknown and that makes you the test case. Once I landed first at Detroit, went right to the end reversing all the way til stopped and reported nil braking which closed the runway. They landed the next plane on the center and they reported the same, closing that runway. The next plane was landed on the left and you guessed it. They reported nil braking, closed that runway which closed the airport for about two hours until the runways were sanded. Sometimes all it takes is a good frost overnight to make that runway like ice. It's no fun being first sometimes.
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