Originally Posted by
Bluewaffle
I don't see the big deal. We fly the 900 into markets with short runways all the time. ORD is a hub with 7500' runways. Of course you won't be doing any transcons but those aren't allowed anyway. What am I missing?
That depends upon who you talk to. Chuck Yeager or Captain Sullenberger and Jeffrey Skiles? No one is ever forced to accept an approach to a short runway in ORD when there are other (always and better) options. Try that at LGA.
Short runways coupled with lousy brakes, high approach speeds, circling approaches, tail-strike techniques... What could go wrong? I wonder what FOQA data shows?