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Old 2nd Oct 2016, 04:04
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Interesting comment at Post #3 regarding QF policy of not landing on un-grooved runways in heavy rain (since their BKK overrun). The runway being contaminated may have been a minor contributory factor in that "Incident". From my reading of the report the major contributory factors were more related to a poorly executed approach (hot and high resulting in touch down well into the runway), lack of communication between the two pilots occupying LH & RH positions resulting in initiation of a go-around, an un-communicated abort of the go-around, one thrust lever left behind at about 1.50 EPR when other three moved to Reverse Idle etc etc. All compounded by a policy at that time to use only 25 Flap and Idle Reverse only. Many lessons learnt from this one.
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