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Old 10-17-2016 | 02:15 PM
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LGA along with the old Kai Tak, and Tegucigalpa, to name a few were some of my favourite visual airports. Key was to go back to the commercial training days.... pick your spot and land on it. Doesn't make a difference how long the strip is. You land between the numbers and the touch down marker, there should be no issues whatsoever. Heck the biggest thrill was taking off in the old underpowered 727 from LAG and Tegucigalpa. Even Midway was no big deal in the 727. Getting out was the challenge.

Now a days, I operate a -800 out of Wellington, NZ with a 6,000' strip. We operate in at field limiting weight and takeoff with the same. Sometimes climb limited depending on the temperature.

It's no challenge, its a heck of a lot more fun than flying into airports with your typical 10,000' strips.
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