On Aug 18, 11:47*am, John Smith wrote:
Derek C wrote:
Does anybody know the runway length at Magdeburg?

Plenty.http://eddh.de/info/landeinfo-ergebnisb.php?ueicao=EDBM

If the runway length is 1000m as claimed, from 80 metres high (260ft)
it should have been possible to just open the airbrakes and land
straight ahead, especially as the windsock in the crash video is
showing a reasonably stiff headwind. In the UK we always encourage
pilots to land ahead as the primary option, if reasonably possible, as
no low turns with a risk of spinning are involved. My club also
charges a much reduced winch launch fee for landing straight ahead as
a futher incentive.

Derek C