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Old 31st Jan 2012, 18:14
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suninmyeyes
 
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There is a brigade of theorists on this forum who are doubtless not airline pilots but have previously stated the following are not safe procedures.

Intersection takeoffs.
Tailwind takeoffs/landings.
Derated/flex takeoffs.
Takeoffs or landings if there is any whiff of a neighbouring cb.
Committing to a single runway airfield with insufficient fuel for diversion.
Departing with allowable technical defects.
Autolanding without telling ATC
Overflying a usable runway having had an engine failure and flying to one more suitable and familiar.

And now it seems we can add landing with a reduced landing distance due to an obstacle. (If this event happened)

In an ideal world the above would not happen. However we live in a real not virtual world where qualified pilots are paid to follow rules and make sensible commercial decisions.
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