Toronto - Delta Airlines CRJ-900 upside down, Flight 4819 from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Toronto

[Larry in TN]

My estimates show they were at least slightly left of centerline. And it's a 200' wide runway.

It is common for only a portion of the width of the runway to be cleared initially. Will have to find out if it was cleared full-width and the height of any snow banks that may have been present.

 

[flyingron]

I’ve been told that keeping the ailerons on opposite sides of the centerline is an unreasonable expectation.

My wife gets ****ed when I make cracks about the centerline being out of service during her landings.

 

[Gilbert Buettner]

My wife gets ****ed when I make cracks about the centerline being out of service during her landings.

I tell my students, "Don't worry about the centerline, that's for the professionals."

 

[Daleandee]

I tell my students, "Don't worry about the centerline, that's for the professionals."

I was told it was my job to rub all the paint off the centerline so the maintenance guys would have something to do. Somedays I actually find it ...

 

[kayoh190]

You don't want to be *too* much on the centerline for takeoff though:

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[Daleandee]

You don't want to be *too* much on the centerline for takeoff though:

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I'm gonna start using that excuse ...

 

[TCABM]

I'm gonna start using that excuse ...

Start using? Hell, I brief “slightly off centerline for pax comfort”.

 

[Gilbert Buettner]

Tower: "Captain, you seem to be a little bit left of the centerline."

Captain: "That's right. And the copilot is a little bit right."

 

[wanttaja]

Tower: "Captain, you seem to be a little bit left of the centerline."

Captain: "That's right. And the copilot is a little bit right."

Kinda a problem in a tandem airplane.....

Ron Wanttaja

 

[Bob Noel]

Kinda a problem in a tandem airplane.....

Ron Wanttaja

only for a little while...

 

[Greg Bockelman]

You don't want to be *too* much on the centerline for takeoff though:

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As I recall, the centerline lights are offset a bit from the painted centerline. Don’t want to paint over the lights when repainting the centerline, don’t you know.

 

[M20K]

I'm gonna start using that excuse ...

Yea, but don't try it on someone when there are not centerline lights!!