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Old 14th May 2016 | 16:07
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DaveReidUK
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Given that the Manchester accident has been cited, it might be worth quoting two of the relevant Safety Recommendations made in the investigation report:

Procedures should be developed to enable the crew to position an aircraft, when a ground fire emergency exists, with the fire downwind of the fuselage. Visual indicators of local wind direction located within the manoeuvre areas would be valuable aids to the implementation of such a procedure.
and

Operators should amend their Operations Manuals, if necessary, to direct crews on any rejected take-off or emergency landing to stop on the runway and review the situation before a decision on clearing the runway is made.
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