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Old 13th December 2011 | 17:08
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JW411
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I really don't want to get into the precise calculations for landing downwind on runway 12 at Kingston.

I was simply trying to get down to a basic thought process that surely we were all taught (in my case in 1962).

That basic thought process goes like this.

Do not assume that the headwind on take-off or landing will always be at its maximum value. Work on 50% and you should be safe.

If you insist upon taking-off or landing with a tailwind, then you should realistically work on the tail wind being 150% of its assumed value.

Nothing more complicated than that.

So, were AA pilots never taught that landing with a tailwind on a wet runway which was not grooved could possibly be injurious to their health? Did they really have to be taught this?

If so, I am astonished.
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