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Old 23rd September 2008, 05:34 PM
Nigel C Nigel C is offline
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Greg just out of curiosity, wouldn't it be better to continue to land an aircraft that is 15 feet off the ground rather than perform a go-around? I know nothing about go-around procedures or SOPs for the airlines but with such a small distance to the deck it seems weird to go-around.
Not if your wheels were over the runway edge line because of said gust...

If you're not happy with the approach profile, no matter how low, then go-around and have another crack. Better to be safe than be sorry!
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