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Originally Posted by Craig_Davidson  i may just be an ignorant pilot still working his way through ratings and has zero experience at an airline, but my goodness wouldn't you see a 757 coming down the runway even if you glance? How could both pilots miss that? let alone the fact of not holding short in the first place? |
Not really. First off, there are airplanes everywhere and it is very common to have airplanes in position and hold while you are crossing. You may be 5,000 -8,000feet down the runway.....Is that airplane moving or is he holding??? It's about impossible to tell head on from a mile away or further. Also, runways are not flat. They roll with the terrain, especially on ones that are 11,000 feet long. Your visibility of the entire runway can be cut off by a "hill" or dip in the runway. Add in the heat coming off the pavement or from jetblast which will blurr visibilty....and you can see how it becomes difficult