Safety recommendation

NTSB Recommends Runway Distance Adjustments for Large Turbojet Airplanes

Federal Aviation Administration urged to update field length distances for takeoff alignment.

The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that the Federal Aviation Administration require operators of large turbojet transport category airplanes to add the distance required for runway turn-on and takeoff alignment to the field length distances as determined from data in the approved flight manuals.

Original regulatory source: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/A-90-034

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