"Bob F." wrote in
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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"Patty" wrote in
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What's a runway constraint?


Bertie


At the end of the runway, there is a 5000 ft drop, straight down.
How's that for a constraint.

exactly




Who plans on using what lies beyond the end of a runway?

It doesn't answer the question.


Bertie


Oh, you were asking a serious question. What about a clearway? It's
beyond the end of the runway and used for planning purposes...no?


True, but it's part of the runway environment. The point I was trying to
make was that the word just didn't seem to fit the picture. I dont know
what word I would use in it's place. Performance limitations would
probably be closer to it, but that probably had little to do with the
accident in any case, as they were probably well within those..
I just thought "constraint" is a bit tabloid n this case.


Bertie