Mooncrest i come from Jersey where the take off run available is 5597 feet. Aer Lingus 1-11s used to struggle on hot days even operating JER-DUB. They would sometimes request runway 27 for departure even with a slight tailwind due to the longer take off distancr availablr
BA 1-11 500s did'n't have water injection and 0n hot days would sometimes have to drop in to Cardiff for fuel on the way to Manchester. Better to do thay then to offload pax
For the same reason, BMA 1-11 500s had to tech stop at Nantes on France when operating JER-PMI on a charter series in 1970
Last edited by bean; 29th Nov 2020 at 08:54.