Any thoughts on today's N999LJ overrun at Columbia?

"Patty" wrote in
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My wild spec, for starters, begins with, most likely, that the
pilots that were not familiar with runway constraints.


What's a runway constraint?


Bertie

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"Patty" wrote in
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My wild spec, for starters, begins with, most likely, that the
pilots that were not familiar with runway constraints.


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.

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Regards, Bob F.

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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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"Patty" wrote in
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My wild spec, for starters, begins with, most likely, that the
pilots that were not familiar with runway constraints.


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.



Gives you some time to get flying speed up...

Bertie

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"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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My wild spec, for starters, begins with, most likely, that the
pilots that were not familiar with runway constraints.


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.



Gives you some time to get flying speed up...

Bertie


oops sorry, I just took another look at the article and noticed the accident
happened at Columbia S.C. I thought the accident was at Columbia Airport
in the California Sierra's. No drop that I know of in S.C.

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Regards, Bob F.

"Bob F." wrote in
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"Patty" wrote in
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My wild spec, for starters, begins with, most likely, that the
pilots that were not familiar with runway constraints.


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.



Gives you some time to get flying speed up...

Bertie


oops sorry, I just took another look at the article and noticed the
accident happened at Columbia S.C. I thought the accident was at
Columbia Airport in the California Sierra's. No drop that I know of
in S.C.

OK, but what I meant was that a pilot of an aircraft of that performance
level isn't really thinking "restraint". It's really more cut and dried
than that.


Bertie

On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:33:27 -0400, "Bob F."
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At the end of the runway, there is a 5000 ft drop, straight down. How's
that for a constraint.



Gives you some time to get flying speed up...

Bertie


oops sorry, I just took another look at the article and noticed the accident
happened at Columbia S.C. I thought the accident was at Columbia Airport
in the California Sierra's. No drop that I know of in S.C.

I have been into Columbia, California airport many times and if there
is a 5000 ft drop, they must have dug it recently.

Ed Sullivan

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

"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

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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?

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Regards, Bob F.

"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