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Old 12th Dec 2006, 06:59
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SOP's are important for hearings. Make sure you can show you adhered to them even though you feel the need to deviate for common sense reasons to make the flight safer. One day landing at Portland, Ore. I added 20 knots because of expected wind shear on short final with a gusty 25 + knot direct crosswind. We lost 20 knots at 50 feet and with a quick increase in thrust landed normally. A United 727 landed right behind us and looked like they got both wingtips and almost left the runway using SOP's. The second touchdown on the nosegear and one main gear probably put it in the hangar for a few days.
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