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Old 22nd Mar 2004, 23:08
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donut king
 
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Question recommended...pt 2

Nick,

So, can I write in my op's manual " LDP is 39kts @ 83 feet".( just an arbitrary position). VBROC...use 91 kts....so on and so on.

My main question is......how much can an operator "make up on their own"( outside of the limitations section, which I fully understand as LAW).

I ask this because I've come across op's manuals showing LDP as 35kts @ 100ft( A model). Is this "legal", if I can use that word, given the flyaway requirements after LDP.

You Sikorsky guys "recommend" 50@100ft ldp....and OEI go around as 52 @ 2.5 min power........etc.

Can I as an operator disregard these numbers just because they are not in the limitations section.

As a pilot, I go with what you guys "recommend"....period.

D.K
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