New answers tagged runways
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Can ski-equipped aircraft land on a conventional runway?
Yes a Twin Otter on straight skis can land on a bare paved runway... once.
It will then need to be jacked up and the skis replaced with wheels, or at least some kind of trolly gear installed under the ...
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Are animals straying onto the runway considered to be a runway incursion?
No but they are a FOD hazard!
Reminds me of a funny ATC conversation I heard out at KRVS a long time ago:
Tower: Cessna Niner Fife Four Fife Niner clear for takeoff Runway one niner right.
Cessna ...
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