Originally Posted by
sean377
Maybe, maybe not?
AFAIK, a centre section of the runway is slippery when wet and that aircraft handling difficulties may be experienced during crosswind conditions (from the NOTAMS). Yet some commercial traffic continues to operate without problem.
As has now been explained umpteen times, different aircraft, different parameters. Come on, you're a pilot!
Originally Posted by
sean377
Perhaps rather than a blanket ban on operating out of BRS, it should be left to the Captains discretion, taking current conditions (wetness, wind, braking efficiency) that prevail at the time of arrival into consideration.
Wouldn't exactly help customer relations, would it? You'd end up with a situation where most pilots would divert anyway but no-one would know where they were going to end up and the knock-on effect on the next flight on the aircraft concerned would cause chaos - "Well, it was coming here but then it diverted at the last minute. Can we get the passengers who're in Departures back out again and onto some coaches to the diversion airfield in time for a flight or not?" And then the next sector, and the next...