Originally Posted by
Piltdown Man
The certification authorities assume that the chance of an engine failure at the critical point (V1) is a sufficiently remote enough possiblity to allow a reduced screen height and subsequently not too much of a risk for you to fly the N-1 profile.
If so, why the 35 ft requirement for a dry TO? Surely the possibility of an engine failure is equally remote - why should the wetness of the runway influence this?
And is the wet V1 an actual decision speed? If so, how can it be below Vmcg?
Gary Lager - know what you mean about Ace the Interview - learnt this morning from the book that a headwind increases range!
Thanks for the replies so far.