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Old 4th Jun 2008, 15:27
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Strongresolve
 
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Sorry hawk, I not readed well the numbers, but anyway A320 performance in safety is not very brillant for a 4º gen aircraft.

In reference to the runway status.
The controler said in spanish to the pilots of taca flight 390 "The runway is damp (humeda)" not wet (mojada o contaminada.)

Big numbers are important because tells how well an aircraft is performing in safety matters.

I´m not advancing any AIB, but having in mind all last events that have not ended in a hull loss, wing tip strikes, hard landings, overruns, I dont expect any surpise from Airbus. They always find a scapegoat.

The real problem is the essence of the aircraft, it is a money making machine, not a real plane, so it never will perform like a real plane in dificult fields or strong weather conditions.
Others will do it better. (Always working inside plane limitations)

In this situations always is better going around that risk your theeth.
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