Well the accident statistics don't really point towards us having a problem with people undershooting.
On the other hand there are regular listings with going off the side and going off the end.
Touch down zones tend to be contaminated with rubber which when damp/wet give poorer grip than the tarmac behind which is why I tend to avoid them if I can in a light aircraft.
And if you are a CAT driver you most certainly don't dump it on the numbers.
It falls into one of the great sayings in aviation.
Nothing more useless than....
Fuel in the bowser unless your on fire.
Air above you.
Runway behind you.
Spittoon those aids arn't relevant to GA aircraft flying VFR. If you fly as per magenta line borg ops if you have an engine failure on 90% of the approach you are an article in the local newspaper. If you fly a normal GA profile you should be able to adjust your profile on failure so that you either make the runway or at least crash onsite which is realtively clear I hope of people and obstructions.
Last edited by mad_jock; 26th Jun 2012 at 09:28.