Originally Posted by SoFloFlyer;[url=tel:4032435
4032435[/url]]Just goes to show you how tight that approach actually is. It’s bad enough on a NB, I can only imagine a WB. It was bounce to happen
30* AOB @ 145kts gives you the same size turn circle whether your plane weighs 100k lbs or 500k lbs. I’ve flown the circle to 29 in every plane UAL has in the inventory. If you follow the procedures it’s the same every time, the Airbus just calls you a “retard” when you’re doing it.
Originally Posted by Rseat;[url=tel:4032737
4032737[/url]]I’ll never get used to landing on shorter than normal runways. I’ve been around the block, but those type of landing never cease to make the heart rate go up.
We have our own challenging airports here at Cowboys Airways. Nothing makes me happier (sarcasm) than landing in MDW, gusty winds, heavy, and a wet runway on an 800 or MAX! We require flaps 40, max autobrakes, with the probility of overspeeding the flaps probably greater than 70%. Fun fun..
But, we do this all the time. After all, there’s no way our crew planners would EVER let us fly just one or two legs per day. So we get a lot of repetition. Which begs the question, do heavy guys/gals get the same in your neck of the woods? Could this be a factor? I truly don’t know and simply speculating..
Ever landed a 739 in SJO when it’s wet? 12k’(?) of runway and at auto brakes max you need almost all of it. The length of the runway is only half the equation, and 6700’ (or whatever 29 is), is well within the capabilities of the 764, or any WB I’ve flown.