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Find a very long runway, fly an LPV or ILS approach. When the radar altimeter is around 20 or 30ft depending on the size of the plane, reduce power and keep the nose up. Fly it into the runway at a 100ft/min descend rate.

This is roughly what we learned as a contingency in a small plane when you had a night landing without lights. You need the long runway because it takes some time to get down so you're going to waste some length trying to touch down gently.


That sounds very tense. Hate to do that on a passenger plane where you aren't likely to find a runway longer than your destination anyway.


Check the weather radar for the nearest rainstorm




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