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Old 21st Jul 2007, 01:41
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theamrad
 
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Gentelmen the loss of brakes memory items might help when landing
on long runways, but on short runways I would rather keep my nosewheel
steering so I can direct the plane into the safest direction available.
Which in this case (CGH) would be aiming to the left and a long drop + concrete, or to the right and a long drop + concrete. At the speed this aircraft was doing in the later stages - I don't think nose gear steering would have been on the more effective side of things – and that’s without going near the slippery or hydroplaning issues.

"Specialists told that the TAM pilot started the landing 1.000m after the initial point that the landing should have started."

MORE than halfway down the 1880 meters – that makes a lot of sense. And that would be inspite of video showing it touching down in the general area of the END of the runway.

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