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Old 01-12-2014, 05:19 PM
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Southwest Plane Lands at Wrong Airport Near Branson, MO
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Old 01-12-2014, 05:21 PM
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"Visual, backed up by the ILS" always worked well for me.
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Doh!

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Old 01-12-2014, 05:22 PM
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3,700' runway...I'm sure that was sporty.
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Old 01-12-2014, 05:24 PM
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Old 01-12-2014, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Hueypilot View Post
3,700' runway...I'm sure that was sporty.
No kidding... get on those brakes!
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Somebody got some splainin' to do...
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Old 01-12-2014, 05:35 PM
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Southwest (WN) #4013 ? 12-Jan-2014 ? KMDW - KBBG ? FlightAware

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3,700' is a long runway... for a Herk.
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Old 01-12-2014, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Lobaeux View Post
3,700' is a long runway... for a Herk.
Even if I was in a Herk landing normally, and expecting a 7140' runway and saw half that after the wheels were on deck, it would still be pretty sporty. Can't imagine that happening in a B737.
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