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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

1st Dec 2021, 07:14

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B744F off the runway in YHZ

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Posted By wiggy

SaulG …Agreed. punkalouver - I’d be pretty...

SaulG …Agreed.

punkalouver - I’d be pretty sure the availability of approaches played into this but what the incident crew were faced with wasn’t that unusual. I suspect many of us here have...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

30th Nov 2021, 13:06

Replies: 75

B744F off the runway in YHZ

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Posted By wiggy

Ultimately who knows, there was a lot suboptimal...

Ultimately who knows, there was a lot suboptimal that night…still a F30 with a resultant 6 knot drop in Vref might have been worth having if the crew had really been aware edgy things were but they...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

30th Nov 2021, 06:37

Replies: 75

B744F off the runway in YHZ

Views: 60,320

Posted By wiggy

“ I would assume the crew would use VNAV with a...

“ I would assume the crew would use VNAV with a 3° descent angle, which would put them in position for landing as if there was no displaced threshold. At 500' above the airport, the crew would have...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

29th Nov 2021, 08:34

Replies: 75

B744F off the runway in YHZ

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Posted By wiggy

Well you can’t land short…:eek: I don’t think...

Well you can’t land short…:eek: I don’t think anybody here is suggesting that.

I think the real significance of the “displaced threshold” comment is in the context of the NOTAMS (3 pages just for...

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