Re: A/C off the runway in CPH
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I spent many years both as an operative at Heathrow and a manager at LGW giving out readings down to 0.25 when we used a MuMeter and these were used by crews. In one case, back in the early eighties, a BA Tristar landed in the early hours at LHR in such conditions, turning off the runway was asked for braking action assessment by ATC, said
'Don't know, you said it was slippery, so we didn't use the brakes, just reverse!'
That's the luxury of a 4,000M runway, of course.
We were all familiar with the icy tables and what crews could and wouldn't accept.
What we really need is some serious back pressure from industry to say that we CAN operate safely in reduced braking action and limited contamination conditions, we need to work out what those conditions are, get on with it so that we can get on with our operation.
We're lucky at LGW where 'back to black' and 'Wet Wet Wet' are usually achievable. I hope this Winter doesn't prove me wrong!
Cheers,
The Odd One