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Old 11th Nov 2006, 12:57
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Originally Posted by George Tower
Nugpot,
I'm surprised to hear the Q400 is limited at RCB - I know it gets rather warm there, but still I thought she would have been capable of hauling a load to JNB. How much runway does she use on a hot highveld day when dpearting for GRJ?
Sorry GT, I should have been clearer. The problem at RCB is two-fold. The parking area is too small for the Q400 and SAX did not buy the narrow runway supplement. The Q should be able to operate from there performance-wise.
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