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Old 18th Jun 2005, 08:11
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WRT. THE SCFREEN HEIGHT OF 15 FOOT ON A WET RUNWAY, THIS IS NOT AN AIRLINE SPECIFIC THING. MOST AIRLINERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REACH A SCREEN HEIGHT OF 35' ON A WET RUNWAY, SO (GET THIS) THE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY THAT WHEN THE CONDITIONS ARE WORSE THAN NORMAL, YOU CAN REDUCE THE TAKE OFF LIMITATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE AIRCRAFT CAN GO.

MY QUESTION IS THEN, WHY CANT YOU WORK TO A SCREEN HEIGHT OF 15' ON A DRY RUNWAY? THAT WAY, YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE AIR WITH MORE WEIGHT AND MAKE MORE MONEY
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