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Old 1st May 2015, 18:22
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RatherBeFlying
 
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Overrun - Lack Thereof

I had a good look at both the DC-9 and the A340 that had come to rest in the ravine.

My suspicion remains that EMAS would reduce takeoff weight because of reduced runway length.

Just before AF overran I was watching Buffalo weather radar as a line of cells propagated down the Bruce Peninsula down to YYC and my office in Port Credit.

Traffic came to a stop on the expressway under a downburst.

AF might have gotten across its downburst, but I seriously doubt it would have made it through the tailwinds on the other side.
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