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Old 29th Aug 2017, 12:27
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Oldaircrew
 
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Oldlurker,

I hear what you are trying to say.

However, the report is worded so that very little blame is placed on the shoulders of the operator and the manufacturer. While I believe the conditions changed in that instant, the company culture is such that the captain felt he had to go around or be called in for a safety debrief(possibly not his first, which would have made his decision making much harder) and therefore went around even though the landing could be completed safely.

The strict adherence to SOPs(with little common sense being allowed) instilled by this operator, placed this crew in an untenable and unenviable position.

I also find it amusing that we have a system in place(RAAS) to prevent us going off the end of the runway but which uses the beginning of the runway as a reference.
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