I heard, but only once, that the reason the runway in use wasn't changed was
the possibility of conflicts with O'Hare traffic...


"Doug" wrote in message
oups.com...
One lesson I think we can all learn from this accident is to strongly
consider NOT landing with a tailwind. I know that the prevailing runway
is used, winds shift and Tower doesn't want to turn everyone around
untill they are sure that the wind is stabilized. But....landing with
the wind means higher landing speeds and all the hazards associated
with that (not just length of runout, there are other issues). It takes
guts to decline the prevailing runway, and there is a LOT of pressure
to land like everyone else is.....it's your lives of
passengers/equipment/career depending on your decision. It is decisions
like these why airline captains get paid the salaried they get paid.
Not an easy choice, but look what happens when one makes the wrong
choice.