Originally Posted by
BRUpax
Do you think so? I'm no pilot but looking at the video all appears normal until they actually rotate, at which point there's very little time (at least to me) to maintain control and safely stop on the runway.
"Safely" would be a question of luck. They could've overrun it. But it's still better than slamming the machine into bricks.
I'm confused by the videos. Oscillations started as soon as they rotated. They had a huge bank to the left, then they leveled off and seemed to actually touch the runway, and then went up again. Why retract LG before they had positive and consistent climb? Startle time should've been minimal since this is take-off and both pilots (or is there more?) should be "on high alert" about their surroundings. I just can't understand what I see on the videos.