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Old 7th May 2011, 10:50
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In this situation you would be better to simply steer onto the grass off the runway once the reverse has done most of the braking, then if necessary (if the ground is so hard that the wheels don't break through the surface, slowing the aircraft) ground-loop the plane. The energy absorbed by tearing off the gear increases the crash survivability, and keeping the aircraft on the airport maintains RFFS access.
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