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Old 27th Sep 2011, 20:43
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FBW390
 
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You want more positive informations? Preventive actions? Here are some:

Before touching down always check quickly it is a rwy! It must have:
Threshold markings, touchdown markings, fixed distance marks, and a runway number!!!
There is nothing of that? The runway number is wrong? GO AROUND!

And in case of visual approach: check and re-check, do not assume! Use the ILS if it's working! Much better as well to perform a nice stabilized approach in the last 500ft. And again check the runway markings are there; otherwise you will be on a taxiway! Read the runway number: if it's not the good one: GO AROUND!

For take-off be as well extra carefull for the presence of these markings: identify the runway by it's number, magnetic heading, localizer centered! And at night it must have white lights only! If they are blue and green it's a taxyway!

Hope this helps!
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