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Outlaw2097 04-13-2008 03:29 PM
Top 10 Scariest Runways
 
http://www.travelandleisure.com/slid...ariest-runways

List is pretty complete. Thoughts?

UnlimitedAkro 04-13-2008 03:37 PM
kennedy and DC? HA! now that IS funny.

Ottopilot 04-13-2008 04:26 PM
"And upon hitting the tarmac, pilots must quickly and fully engage the auto-breaks."

I love the "experts" who wrote this. How do you quickly and fully engage auto-brakes? They are automatic! That's why they call them automatic-brakes. You set them before you land, not after you "hit" the tarmac. :rolleyes:

Outlaw2097 04-13-2008 04:39 PM
Originally Posted by Ottopilot (Post 362985)
"And upon hitting the tarmac, pilots must quickly and fully engage the auto-breaks."

I love the "experts" who wrote this. How do you quickly and fully engage auto-brakes? They are automatic! That's why they call them automatic-brakes. You set them before you land, not after you "hit" the tarmac. :rolleyes:
It probably just sounds better to the public when we 'engage' something...

USMCFLYR 04-13-2008 04:44 PM
Moonshot's picture of the aircraft carrier (Landing data - Your Photos) should be in this thread :eek:

Senior Skipper 04-13-2008 05:08 PM
This list it the best I've seen so far. They hit the biggies:

SABA LPMA LXGB MHTG

DYNASTY HVY 04-13-2008 05:26 PM
Originally Posted by Ottopilot (Post 362985)
"And upon hitting the tarmac, pilots must quickly and fully engage the auto-breaks."

I love the "experts" who wrote this. How do you quickly and fully engage auto-brakes? They are automatic! That's why they call them automatic-brakes. You set them before you land, not after you "hit" the tarmac. :rolleyes:
I,ll have to remember to set them after so i can see what happens next ! lol:eek:


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