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Commenters are failing to mention that the article is about why you shouldn't fly a plane into Regan, not why you shouldn't be on a plane that is flying into Re

• ams6110 15y ago
  Well all else being equal, would you rather be on a flight with an "easy" approach and more margin for safety in terms of things like runway length and not falling into a river if the pilot makes a mistake, vs. not?
  • michaelcampbell 15y ago
    On the other hand, would you rather have a pilot that's relaxed due to an easy approach and not giving a landing his full attention or one that he knows he's coming into a dicey situation and giving it his all?
  • cleverjake 15y ago
    A valid point, commenters were just missing the point of the article. I doubt the author would have argued that the view coming in is wonderful.
• rogerbinns 15y ago
  I agree. While pilots have to be very cautious, being a passenger going into and out of that airport is a lot of fun!
• greenyoda 15y ago
  If there's so little margin for error on the length of the runway that it makes the pilot nervous, why shouldn't it make the passengers nervous as well? Doesn't it make you even slightly nervous that the pilot would say this: Look at the runway length of the “long” runway: that’s right, 6,800 feet–200′ shorter than LaGuardia’s aircraft carrier deck, and often on final approach, the tower will ask you to sidestep to the 5,200 foot runway instead. ... Then figure in the winds and the runway condition (wet? look at the numbers: fuggeddabout it) So the answer is usually “unable”–but at least half of the time I hear even full-sized (not just commuter sized) jets accepting the clearance.