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Old 2nd January 2012 | 09:06
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aviatorhi
 
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Landing on 13R would have been the prudent choice. A bit more room length wise and about 10 degrees less of crosswind component. I wouldn't call 29 knots a "substantial wind", the gust factor, though, is rather large (almost half of the steady state wind), which, alone, would make me want the extra mile or so of runway on 13R, if that wasn't possible then the extra half mile on 22R would have been nicer than the relatively short runway in the heavy jet with a hefty gust factor.
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