Runway too short at Belfast City
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Runway too short at Belfast City
Apparently the runway at Belfast City Airport is too short too deal with larger carriers landing there now. One pilot told me they are having to use a lot of reverse thruster to get stopped. He added that it is "an accident waiting to happen".
Has anyone else heard anything similar?
Has anyone else heard anything similar?
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I dunno the bmi Airbus drivers I have spoken to seem ok with it. If the runway were too short, the flights would be operating illegally.
Shall we stop the likes of JMC and MyTravel landing their A320s at Mykonos and Skiathos because the runway is of acceptable length performance-wise but the pilots are a bit iffy about it?
Sounds to me like a couple of disgruntled pilots used to 10,000ft+ runways getting a bit of a shock watching the runway end looming towards them when they're used to still doing 60 knots at that point... send em charter for a Summer
Shall we stop the likes of JMC and MyTravel landing their A320s at Mykonos and Skiathos because the runway is of acceptable length performance-wise but the pilots are a bit iffy about it?
Sounds to me like a couple of disgruntled pilots used to 10,000ft+ runways getting a bit of a shock watching the runway end looming towards them when they're used to still doing 60 knots at that point... send em charter for a Summer
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The distances for EGAC are: -
(All in metres)
RWY 04
TORA - 1829
TODA - 2029
ASDA - 1829
LDA - 1737
RWY 22
TORA - 1767
TODA - 1908
ASDA - 1767
LDA - 1767
RWY 22 is the preferred landing runway.
RWY 04 is the preferred departure runway.
Regards,
Shuttlebus
Edited for Brain Fade...
(All in metres)
RWY 04
TORA - 1829
TODA - 2029
ASDA - 1829
LDA - 1737
RWY 22
TORA - 1767
TODA - 1908
ASDA - 1767
LDA - 1767
RWY 22 is the preferred landing runway.
RWY 04 is the preferred departure runway.
Regards,
Shuttlebus
Edited for Brain Fade...
Last edited by shuttlebus; 28th Nov 2002 at 11:00.
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On the 737 reverse thrust doesn't make you stop any quicker......it just takes the pressure off the brakes and gives you the same programmed decel rate set on the autobrake.
Is the 'bus any different?
Is the 'bus any different?
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FlapsOne,
The A320 is no different, Autobrake LO or MED are calculated deceleration rates and will apply adequate braking to slow the aircraft at a given rate. So yes r/t will simply reduce brake pressure slightly, but not stop you any quicker. Unless you brake manually of course....
The A320 is no different, Autobrake LO or MED are calculated deceleration rates and will apply adequate braking to slow the aircraft at a given rate. So yes r/t will simply reduce brake pressure slightly, but not stop you any quicker. Unless you brake manually of course....
