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Old 11th Dec 2011, 22:41
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Geardownandlocked, I would add a caution to your general view.
Perhaps not all aircraft types or operators have factored landing distance available for all airports / runway conditions / landing configuration / mass.
e.g. the Boeing supplied QRH for the B737 only has actual distances. Thus some calculation is required before landing.

Also, there could easily be a difference between what dispatch has calculated and what should be considered before landing.
e.g. for dispatch EU-OPS 1 requires use of the most likely landing runway, and use of current / forecast conditions. Thus before landing the crew must assess the actual conditions for the planned landing; - the wind for the chosen runway, the runway state / braking action, crosswind (effect on braking).
This should not be a quick recheck of landing mass to give a go/no go solution, but an evaluation of the margin between the required and available distances to judge what additional factor is available. This provides a guide to the level of braking required, expected turn-off point, etc; and also guarding against some of the unknowns in landing – touchdown speed, position, actual runway friction, tyre conditions.
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