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Old 8th September 2009 | 12:48
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Microburst2002
 
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From: Uh... Where was I?
If we always had unlimited runway lenght, there would be no problem in CDAs.
Just make the approach at a few knots above Vref, make an early flare, float for a while, watch pitch to prevent a tailstrike and touch down nicely.
I am sure we all have done this a few times after a visual approach (when runway available was not an issue).
I guess that is what the space shuttle does, basically
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