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Old 4th Jan 2021, 22:44
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Mach E Avelli
 
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I can't read that yet, but have done much reading of similar stuff, I am sure.
Flight Safety International was (maybe still is?) the training outfit in the USA that Beech used for initial King Air training. Also I think CASA recognise their training. If you can download from www.pilot18.com an original manual issued by FSI, as wrong as the term may be, on about pages 347 & 348 you will find very clear reference to a 'V1/Vr' of 94 or 95 knots. Hence we have generations of pilots brought up with misconceptions of this aircraft's capabilities. The same manual is reproduced at www.data.tmorris.net

However, in the case of the accident under discussion, the pilot did not rotate until about 111 knots. This would be a nice, manageable number to deal with an engine failure, so maybe he was familiar with its limitations at the lower speeds. Unfortunately, the greater speed would have made it even more difficult to deal with a full left rudder trim application.

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