Originally Posted by
After Burner
This report doesn't make sense (to me). [LIST=1][*]There is 6000' of runway between the Rwy 25 threshold and the intersection at Rwy 32. Does an A319 really need maximum braking to stop in that distance? I thought that would be a pretty leisurely stop.
The pilots may have been expecting a leisurely landing. When a DH8 was about to pass near their windshield. Extra braking would have been applied.
Most AC flights land on 8000'+ of runway. 6000 is not a lot of room, even for a 319. Most touchdowns occur 1200' from the threshold. That is where the glidepath takes the airplane.