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Old 14th February 2006 | 07:47
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Originally Posted by hobbit1983
If you don't me asking Genghis, what exactly were the circumstances there?
In a nutshell, trying to land on a short runway in conditions that weren't in my favour (obstructions that made me take quite a high approach, combined with wind at 90° to the runway), and failing to have the sense I was born with, nor the airmanship I was trained with - that would have made me decide to divert to another airfield a few miles away. So, I was still doing about 10mph when I reached the far end of the runway.

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(but let's not take this too far off topic).
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