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Old 8th Jan 2011, 16:24
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The obvious is landing too long on a fairly short runway with not enought stopping distance very very easy for a first solo student to do with no experience.

I have even seen a new PPL do that domolishing a hedge at the end of the runway when if he had touched and gone there would have not been a problem.

To say that a first solo should have judged it all and gone around is asking a bit much?

The other probably less likely is a runway obstruction!

touch-and-go will almost certainly require a longer distance than a full stop
Totally untrue!!! Unless you have almost stopped when you decide to go I have touched and gone in a private jet and twin with no more than 200 metres ground roll for real reasons.

You dont give him the proper tools to deal with that situation? Crazy!

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