05-22-2010, 10:22 PM
[quote name='Mudy' date='22 May 2010 - 09:41 PM' timestamp='1274544199' post='106510']
[url="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100522/ap_on_re_as/as_india_plane_crash"]India plane with 166 on board crashes; 8 survive[/url]
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8000 foot runway is decently long. I believe Chicago Midway is only 6500 feet long and is adequate for 737's (but still on the short side), Although they had a Southwest airlines landing long and ended up crashed into a gas station past the runway. The pilot should have gone around after floating for 2000 feet, but we will need to know if the crosswinds were strong, visibility etc.
[url="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100522/ap_on_re_as/as_india_plane_crash"]India plane with 166 on board crashes; 8 survive[/url]
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8000 foot runway is decently long. I believe Chicago Midway is only 6500 feet long and is adequate for 737's (but still on the short side), Although they had a Southwest airlines landing long and ended up crashed into a gas station past the runway. The pilot should have gone around after floating for 2000 feet, but we will need to know if the crosswinds were strong, visibility etc.