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Old 24th November 2002 | 12:27
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Red face Bollin Valley effect

Even in the days before runway two, when it was plain old "06", you could still find landing a bit tricky. The reasons were twofold:-
The easterly wind that brought that landing direction into play
The pronounced upslope of the touchdown area.

Because the threshold of 06L sits right over a deep valley there is usually a curlover effect just as you cross the end of the runway - this can vary with wind speed/direction from a slight wobble through to windshear requiring a go-around! Coupled with the rising runway (it looks quite steep) you can find yourself coping with a destabilised approach at low altitude and then having to flare more than normal for the upslope. The result is usually a lot of rocking & rolling at 200' followed by a hard landing.
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