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Old 16th Dec 2013, 22:07
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cosmo kramer
 
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The destiny of such actions is that sometime in the future there is likely to be an attempt to get B747s or A380s into what was originally constructed as a fishing camp in some mountainous valley in central Alaska.
Already happening... Not 380s going into Alaska (when will you realize there is a world outside the borders of your own country?), but airliners going into small airfields that originally wasn't planned for such operation. This in a broader sense than just circle to land. You Americans may be surprised to learn we in Europe operate to airports where you are committed to land, should an engine failure occur during approach (with special approval from the authorities of course, special training required etc. to mitigate the risk). You don't want it "to look about right". You want to be absolutely certain that it IS right!

Hence, when the regulating authorities approve of it, and your airline tells you to go there, you don't what to use TLAR as a method:

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