Originally Posted by
MikeB525
A twin's a twin, ERJ or Seneca.
I don't know what SDF's runway lengths are, but shouldn't the plane "legally" be able to stop? I believe the landing distance calculations are done for the FAA using brakes only, no reverse. So even with no reverse the plane is supposed to be able to stop in the amount of runway specified in the POH. Can anyone shed some light on that?
"Legally" you're supposed to be sharp as a tack after 8 hours of legal rest which includes a half hour wait for the van, a 15 minute van ride, 10 minutes waiting for the person behind the desk to check you in, a half hour to relax enough to actually get 5 hours of sleep to wake up an hour before show time with a short stop at the continetal breakfast to report for a follow up 16 hour duty day.
You guys need to realize the regs are rigged to the airlines favor. You weren't in the cockpit you don't know what happened. Yeah, it should of been able to stop, yes the runways are long enough. Hydroplaning is the same as landing on ice, no reliable thrust reverse, no stopping in published limits.
You are correct reverse is not figured into the performance data.