The unlit runway fooled them - did they stop in time?
A regional jet lines up on an unlit runway that is 243 feet too short for takeoff - did the pilots recognize the danger in time? (aviation)The unlit runway fooled them - did they stop in time?In this episode, we follow the morning of August 27, 2006, at Blue Grass Airport as a fifty-seat regional jet prepares to depart in pre-dawn darkness. We trace the crew’s actions, the airport environment, and the cockpit audio that captured the thirty-seven seconds when pilots noticed something odd but did not abort - what happened in that window?Date: August 27, 2006Location: Blue Grass Airport…
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