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Old 8th January 2007 | 09:17
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From: Quite near 'An aerodrome somewhere in England'
Interestingly, the old AIP/AGA Section 3/5-6 used to say (paraphrased from my old Air Law notes):

"When a runway is notified as "slippery when wet", the TODA/LDA used for performance planning shall be not less than that pertaining to 'very slippery' or 'icy' requirements stated in the Aircraft Flight Manual"

However, this seems to have been dumbed-down quite a bit in the current UK AIP AD1.1.5 and now merely says:

"When a runway is notified as ‘may be slippery when wet’, aircraft operators may request additional information relating to that notification from the aerodrome operator. However, any performance calculations or adjustment made as a result of this information is the responsibility of the aircraft operator."

So, presumably the wise heads in the more reputable airlines such as Easyjet take their 'responsibility' more seriously than those in others? Where once the performance requirement was laid down, it is now left to the discretion of the airline. I'm not sure that this is a particularly healthy state of affairs with certain airlines....

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