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Old 18th September 2005 | 19:36
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cdb
 
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As an ATCO, could you clarify:

Aggressively (if necessary) 'put' the aircraft on the touchdown markers,
Well, assuming you were visual at a couple of miles, why wait that long? Whats to stop closing the throttles earlier and "Putting" the aircraft on tarmac at the threshold? That would give you an extra 1/3 of runway to play with.

I realise it might make a go-around more difficult because of spool-up time, but even on a normal landing wheels hit the deck from a go-around at the threshold don't they?
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