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To: al_c

Runway there is 7721 feet long. PLENTY long to land a 737, which is what the P-8 is based on.

There’s a bunch to understand before blame is placed: pilot v mechanical v fuel state v weather. On and on.

Give it some time.


14 posted on 12/04/2023 5:13:31 AM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: ad ferre non, velit esse sine defensione)
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To: Blueflag

Whidbey Island has 2- 7,700 foot crosswind runways. I did extensive engineering review of the pavements there back in the 90’s. The EA6 crews took off and landed on half the length of the runways. The old P-3’s used not much more than that.

By comparison, When I worked at Klamath Falls Airport, the Oregon Air Guard used practically every inch of the 10,300 foot runway to conduct F-15 flight ops.


58 posted on 12/04/2023 9:07:08 AM PST by shotgun
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