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Old 2nd December 2001 | 13:50
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mustafagander
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Just to clarify what Tinny has so ably explained -

We need also to consider ASDA (Accelerate-Stop Distance Available).

TORA is the basis - the hard stuff your a/c can roll on with no restriction.

ASDA is TORA plus stopway (stuff your a/c can roll on during a RTO) The excess past TORA (stopway) may well be damaged by the a/c, but is used only in emergency.

TODA is not necessarily all stuff your a/c can roll on. TODA often exceeds TORA - it cannot be less. It includes stopway and may include clearway (an obstacle free plane over which an a/c may fly while making screen height). Clearway is often water.
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