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rtkweyesterday at 10:42 PM1 replyview on HN

Planes all start their take off from basically the same position and stress the whole runway, slowly lowering as lift increases, but at their highest weight.


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tadfisheryesterday at 11:05 PM

And this is because pilots are trained to keep their nose gear on the centerline, and there are relatively few aircraft types in use which receive the "heavy" after their flight number over ATC. So wheels are going to roll over the exact same tracks repeatedly.

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