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Old 3rd Jan 2010, 14:49
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Dani
 
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Even if you do everything perfectly, you can overrun the concrete. Most pilots do forget that. Take-off calculations do not give you a perfect safety margin. Runway condition, brake performance, aerodynamical and thrust performance - there are many variables.

From far it looks like they did a good job, even in overrunning. It's a tough life out there - hopefully the facts and the chief pilots do agree with me.

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