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ast yearl wrote an artiele Mlnlmum mnway length is longer Just beeause some things (tr1knoff~ for

about airplanes and pipelines for wet ninways beeause it harder examplc) happen oflcn does NOT mean

Like automobiles, tmeks and to stop an airplane on a wet runway they shoiild be taken fox granted. Yes

trains, airplanes and pipelines Minimum runway length is also longer 9g»9(/17‘ of all takeoits are more or less
are essential to soeiety as we know for redueerl power takeons beeause it normal 7 just like the overwhelming
it in the united states All demand takes longer to reaeh flylng speed If mayonty of ereayations when a one eall
respeei This morning lwas reading an less power is used. The co-pilot was tieket has been eallerl in, underground
azlldt: about aviation rleeision making splitting hairs between "damp" and utilities have been properly marked,
wntten by a retired airline pilot with "wet." His oharts only applied to and good excavation praetiees applied
over 28,000 hours in the air. His name "wet" mnways Sduff simply asked But it something bad happens, there
is Barry Sduff and he has authored the question; "What would you say most likely will be an investigation and
ovex 1,300 ayiation arneles (ln ease possibly litigation.
f“ “" ‘““"°"““’ ”‘“"° “'’°“‘ “’‘’‘7 Do you want to be the one that has to

oiirs as a pilot and my fathex had his ,, ,,
, g , » e A cxplmn the dlffemncc between damp
pilot s lieense when l was very young. I I, . I, and “WSW
one of my dad's favontz sayings was, '5 I i’? *
"Think before you do soml:LhIng."' lam - * By the way, l have a pnrfecl reeorrl as
almost positive that he was not talking 5 £1 a pilot Every time Hlavn taken off,
about pipelines or airplanes but l ain V. m a {:1 lhaye lanrledzl AND [havn walked
positive that it was, and is, nxczllcnl V ’ " V away AND the airplane was not
advice. It applies to just about every , ’ damaged. Even though I have landed
human aetiyity and really hits home ,7? V G I H thousands of times, l assure you that l
with respen to the aviation rleeision , ‘ "‘ pay lots of attention to landing safely.
making Sduff deseribed.) Anyway in .
HOW gafe 5'32:2:3:;::::.>'f:r::::;"::;i"
co— ilot were in line to take off in a BIG e ‘ »
alrl|l’nL‘!. ln the "old days" big airliners ” fr‘) b°‘°‘“- “E SAFE 0'” THERE“ I
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That was then Now, redueerl power -" 1 Ialiii rcllrrd from PHMSA and IS eiimittly
ean, under eeriain eireumstanees, be viee prreidtitt o/ptpeliiie 5_I/5I('m Camfllk
userl to save ruel, reduee noise and ~avc ante and Upemllmla snaiets far cz Pl1rl—
wear and tear on expensive yet engines ans, LLC. Erltml /aliii [/1C|21J1((L‘xZrIS.l‘I21II
There are extremely rletailed eharts at the llzaung?" what hearing? The
that address the proper eonditions for Nanonal Transportation Saicty Board
take oits in airliners. l-ower settings, heanng that will oeeur if something
conlml settlng, lakeafl weight, wind happens anrt we rtamage the airplane BEBE
speed, wind direction, gusts, runway or somebody gets hurt
mama Thewlllbc,”DldyouLh|nk a manna
A ei-itieal safety eoiisideratioii for you could stop yust as quickly on a E = 1 9 5 A 3 1 s 5 2
takeoit is whether there is enough dainp runway as on a dry runway?" 3. 3 , ‘ 6 A 2 3 9 5 3 1
runway left to abort the takeoff it where is the line between ’’damp’' and 3 2
something goes wrong. If not, an ~wet~ 01 between ~riamp~ and ’’dry’’? g 9 HHIIH
j;;g;;';;§;§1;;;k;;‘§af;;:§ g;;Ef;§° IlhmkI’v2mademypmnt. Huw
uation. Schiffs eo- ilot was worried “ 5”‘? Th‘ ‘h‘“‘ ““"”" ’ ‘°"“°‘“"Y 6 1 7 9 3 2
ff _ Lh '? _ Md ,, it something happens — is NOT SAFE
eeause e mnway was amp. ENOUGH”
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