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Old 11th Dec 2020, 21:22
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Pugilistic Animus
 
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Originally Posted by kemblejet01
For contaminated ops, I get there is a V1 and Mass reduction but if the V1 falls below VMCG, then VMCG becomes V1. In this case, isn't stopping distance compromised and the risk of overrun reintroduced? Bit puzzled on this one. Cheers. KMB01
If V1 is Vmcg then you're at a light weight and will probably have a short ASDR and TODR assuming a balanced field...there should be little risk of an overrun....if my rusty memory is correct.


Edit: minor but important error to correct.
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