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Old 30th Dec 2009, 17:56
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"Deep Landing!" aural alert, Rwy Quality

Brief video offers one of Honeywell's available alerts when pilots become fixated-biased toward task:
Honeywell : Runway Safety , click on "Long Landing (or Deep Landing)"

For a more complete overview of alerts, click on
"Air Transport Runway Safety Animation"

A software solution: minimal downtime, minimal crew training.

Additionally, ATSB published a TWO PART study of Rwy Excursions (2009):Excerpt from Pt 2, pg 39:
Runway camber and transverse slope
"Runway cambering or transverse sloping allows water to drain to the side of the runway, which stops standing water pools from forming. ... Standards ... runways over 30 m in width to have a transverse slope between one and two per cent of the runway width.
Runway macrotexture
The provision of adequate runway surface macrotexture is a proven, cheap and effective way of reducing the likelihood of runway excursions. It improves the runoff of water and impedes the formation of standing water ..."

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