Back to basics:
- If possible you avoid to land with a tailwind unless landing performance is sure to be adequate. A runway into the wind was available.
- Runway conditions are reported, but ATC can not be expected to check them every 5 min.
- If you see that you will have a significant lateral drift during the flare,land deep or too much speed to control touchdownpoint accurately......you make a go-around. Being in slot at 500 feet is not always a guarantee.
- If conditions are difficult the fittest and most experienced pilot should land.
- Pull speedbrakes manually on contaminated runways…. Waiting for auto deployment takes too much time.
- Know your performance based on reversers only, to bring her under 100 kts, all the rest is a bonus when landing on contaminated.
- If you fly an Airbus, remember the Lufthasa going off the Runway in Warshaw
Et pour les Francais la meme chose
Last edited by EK Shadow; 15th Mar 2006 at 12:01.