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Old 16th Jun 2008, 13:49
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Sudan19
 
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I Don't know why people keep talking about the airport and not the real issue.
the airport is fine if you know your s**t you can fly there no problems. but it seems like every one wants ATC to do the job for them while they sit there pressing the buttons.
it is a third world country and guess what the airport is not like london heathrow but if you are a good pilot it shouldn't bother you.
90% of the time the weather in KRT is CAVOK. so don't complain about the weather.
it seems like a pilot error. they did not allow for the tail wind, wet runway high approach, and they touched down at the middle of the runway. and with an LDA of 9000 foot or so you are not going to stop and your plane will burst into flames. it doesn't matter if its at HSSS or EGLL .

every one in the airline hates that captain and don't think he is good enough to be a skipper. but he has contacts and thats how he made it to the top. i don't know who was the handling pilot at the time. so i suppose we will have to wait and see before we blame someone.
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