Description
On October 1 Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment (Talpa) standards that are intended to improve the reliability of runway condition reporting to help reduce the risk of runway overrun accidents and incidents at U.S. airports during inclement weather go into effect. The FAA started developing the standards after a Southwest Boeing 737 landing during a snowstorm ran off the end of the runway at Chicago Midway Airport and into a city street in December 2005. The accident killed a child in a car. Under the new method, ATC communicates runway conditions to pilots in terms that relate directly to the way a particular aircraft is expected to perform so that an operator has effective information to anticipate braking performance.
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