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Old 5th Nov 2005, 15:49
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No, we don't have any such SOP
Smokey, thanks for the correction. The article I recall, some years ago, made a point that SQ 747s out of LHR 27L, unlike all the others, turned initially left at the threshhold when lining up to get an extra 50m or so of take-off run, and it said it was the "SQ way".

Regarding "humps" I used to do some skydiving work out of a farm strip in a C206 (hey, from a 747 to a C206 in one paragraph !) which had a distinct hump at the midpoint, it was surprising how much of a nuisance it was. If you were light it helped getting airborne, if not careful on touchdown and you landed a bit long it could bounce you up again.
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