Author: GunnerGunner
Date: Oct 5, 2006 22:53
On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:57:48 -0700, miles nopers.com> wrote:
>John P. wrote:
>
>> Or Midway in Chicago. Even experienced pilots there have been known to use
>> the barrier wall on Central Ave for braking. ... and perhaps a car out on
>> the street as well.
>
>Yep. That happened at Burbank a few years ago as well. Plane went
>across the street and hit a gas station.
>
>Another short runway is Orange County. For noise abatement planes must
>hold full brakes and throttle up the engines to full and then release
>the brakes, perform a short field take off and climb rapidly. Scares
>alot of passengers who arent used to it.
Good old John Wayne. I work all around it, and watching em rocket up
a couple degrees short of stall angle is fascinating.
Gunner
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