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Old 23rd Dec 2009, 13:59
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Telstar
 
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Well, anytime you're landing on a wet runway with a tailwind, you're asking for trouble.
Sigh.

No it ain't bubba. That's what we have performance charts and tables for. I've landed with 15kts tailwind on snow and the -800 is a good performer. That kind of mentality is light aircraft mentality. Fuel in the bowser, runway behind you, only taking off into wind and full power takeoffs don't apply to Performance A aircraft. They land and takeoff with tailwinds, depart from intersections and don't fill up the tanks on every flight.
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