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Old 15th Jul 2008, 23:58
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bubbers44
 
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I found my sink rate around 1200 fpm on a 135 knot approach with no wind on the 757 as normal. With a 10 knot tailwind it must have been about 1400 fpm to clear the hills and touch down in the 800 ft zone we used past the displaced threshold. This is the last 50 feet after clearing that hill by 40 feet. My friend who operates our airline at TGU said they excavated another 300 feet out of that hill to extend the runway to the south. That might help a bit on take off until they move the operation to the military field about 30 miles west of TGU. I am not sure how this affects landing when they complete it since terrain may not allow the landing threshold to change much.
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