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Macau suffers from 20kt crossing tailwind in summer - hence a heavy 321 can approach/land with a groundspeed of about 160kt. But runway is soooooo long you can float without penalty
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Oh yeah, how about touching down almost at the end of the runway after floating sooooo loooooong? My advise, never let yourself float so long as you want if you dont wanna end up in a tight situation. 
Best of all, know your limitations for a tailwind landing.
Best of all, know your limitations for a tailwind landing.
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Of course I am not advising running off the end of the runway you idiot. I'm just saying that if you are not used to 800fpm+ on late finals then you dont need to worry about rushing the flare and risking a hard landing - first allowable exit at VMMC is almost 3000m from touchdown, and min A320 stopping distance is under 1000m (from normal approach speeds). ie the far end of the runway is a long long way away.
Anyway, if you floated 2000m you would tailstrike first....
