Pilots should study the possible sources of uncertainty when planning a takeoff or landing and consider that runway conditions could be worse than reported.
might be. one of the other so we re talking about land and we re talking about over sea. in terms of land, let s just say it was able to land. you still have 239 people you ve got to do something with. how hard would it be, and what would the space requirements be to land this plane? well, the capability of the airplane to land in a short runway is phenomenal. you have what they call a.b.s., automatic braking system, and carbon brakes that get better as they heat up instead of fade as they heat up. you can land this airplane at average weights between 2500 and 3500 feet of pavement. even with heavy weights, you re only using 3500 feet of pavement. and that s a little different than some of the estimates we previously heard. right. i made that comment yesterday and went back to the manual and looked it up. the plane has phenomenal landing performance. now, once you get the plane on a small field, who s going to take