"Andrew Sarangan" wrote:

The FAA says runways without a 1000-ft overrun area are unsafe. The
solution? Extend the overrun by shortening the runway. That sounds
fishy to me. What am I missing here?

Reference:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald...l/15925782.htm

What rampant stupidity. If a pilot cannot land/take off on the
useable runway then create a requirement that you must be able to
safely operate off the published runway length minus whatever safety
margin they demand. No painting is required...no signage changes
needed. Not every runway in the USA has to accommodate the largest
aircraft on the worst day. This also means that by default all
runways are within standards.

If we did not have as many idiotic pilots like Lidle and the KLEX
pilots, things would be much better. Or idiotic "rules" people.

Ron Lee