Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
General None Reported / Taken
Weather; Procedure
Charlotte approach and tower are putting convenience over safety. They are making air traffic land and take off in 8 kt tailwinds. They will not turn the airport around to allow us to land and take off into the wind because it is inconvenient for them. I landed to today on a wet runway with a 9 kt tailwind according to my air data computer. That is 1 kt below our limit of 10 kt tailwind. This unsafe behavior from CLT causes us to take unnecessary risks and puts our passengers in danger.
CRJ900 Captain reports landing Runway 18R at CLT in moderate rain and an 8 knot tailwind and questions the wisdom of not turning the airport around to land to the south.