Originally Posted by
Ellen
Ouch!
For those of you who don't fly into ORD, 22R is typically a LAHSO runway, and due to the 2 1/2 mile spacing ORD gets, Tower expects aircraft to exit at Taxiway C, which doesn't leave much room to land and stop. Most pilots I know typically duck the glideslope right near the end of this approach and come in on the slow side of Vref, just so they can make it. An Airbus should be able to make the taxiway, a CRJ 50 requires a lot more skill to put it on and stop it in order to exit Taxiway C than does an Airbus. Nonetheless, not surprising every now and then.
I just have to say this post reeks of bad judgement!!!
I've been into ORD many, many times, and landed on 22R making the turn to "C" without much effort. (I will admit there were a couple times where I may have exercised the brakes a bit, but that was an exception to the rule).
If you can't SAFELY make an approach and landing on a runway, don't do it.
You don't have to accept a LAHSO clearance from ATC. Sure ORD approach will **** and moan, but it's hard to have a runway excursion from the radar room.
If you fly your calculated target airspeed and touchdown about Vref, you are well within the calculated performance limits, turning off at Chuck for the North port shouldn't be an issue...
I don't see why a CRJ would take "more effort" than an Airbus to make it...you are trained to ATP std's on both A/C prior to flying it. Sure the Vref's higher, but I've seen a CRJ 50 and 70, and 727s and 737s in EYW. 4801 ft