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Old 24th May 2013, 15:08
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coffeewhiteone
 
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Question- if you depart 09R (for example) would you brief for a return (in the event of emergency) to 09L as that is the landing runway?
Interesting question. Many people suggest that ATC would want you to land back on the take off runway following a failure on takeoff. The reason being it is easier to delay aircraft sat on the ground on the taxiway queuing for departure than it is to mess up the stream of aircraft on the approach.

Personally I brief to land on the landing runway as following a catastrophic failure on takeoff would lead to a runway closure by NATs as engine debris, bits of birds and engine/hydraulic fluids may be contaminating the runway requiring a full runway inspection.
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