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Unknown to First Officer Maurice Quintal, however, one of the two parallel, equal length runways was now being used as a dragstrip. The other runway was used regularly and maintained to a serviceable condition year round. As a result of the conversion to a dragstrip, the runway now had two racing lanes separated by a guard rail running down the middle. Furthermore, a "Family Day" was underway that day and the area around the decommissioned runway was full of cars and campers. The decommissioned runway itself was being used to stage a race.
To read more: Gimli Glider - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Unknown to First Officer Maurice Quintal, however, one of the two parallel, equal length runways was now being used as a dragstrip. The other runway was used regularly and maintained to a serviceable condition year round. As a result of the conversion to a dragstrip, the runway now had two racing lanes separated by a guard rail running down the middle. Furthermore, a "Family Day" was underway that day and the area around the decommissioned runway was full of cars and campers. The decommissioned runway itself was being used to stage a race.
To read more: Gimli Glider - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
