Originally Posted by
double_barrel
I stumbled across this video
I thought there was a useful lesson there - don't feel limited to the 'official runway' on takeoff. This chap very sensibly added the soccer pitch to his takeoff run!
I looked-up that strip. It is 850m long, so adding a 100 feet or so seems very sensible.
Until next week when the bloke fails to hold the gate or a tyre failure swings it into the restricted space. Or turns left into the gate thinking it was open. There was no shortage of runway. I wonder if insurance would cover the increased TORA? AOC limitations? 'It seemed like a good idea at the time' is no defence.
It may be SOP there but I wouldn't map it across to other operations myself. Just my 2d worth.
To add - worth a lookCamera points North
St Andrew's School is situated in Turi about 40KM from Nakuru Town & 5Km before Molo Town, Elevation approx. 8200ft.Camera points North / East across Runway 05, towards the Subukia Escarpment which is at approx. 7,000ft above MSL.
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Well worth a virtual holiday to Kenya in travel free times
Thanks for posting. Once again PpRUNE gets me out and about.