Originally Posted by
Centaurus
Read the following accident report where because of the particular circumstances at the time, the pilot rejected the takeoff seconds after airborne. If he had elected to continue the take off, the fire was so severe that the aircraft would have surely crashed in flames.
ASN Aircraft accident British Aerospace BAe-748-378 Srs. 2B G-OJEM London-Stansted Airport (STN)
There may be one time in a pilot's career he may be forced to throw away the book and make an instant decision far removed from a company SOP.
That accident was one such case.
So it is a false premise to say dogmatically "Taking your hand off at V1 ensures that you don't reject."
I had a friend who survived a serious car accident as a result of not having worn his seat belt (he was thrown clear). Does that mean it's safer to drive without wearing them? What is the point in carrying out a pre departure brief and then doing the exact opposite? The 748 crew got away with it but it was still a bad decision.