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Old 19th May 2007, 13:25
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I think the original post was aimed at the situation where the actual weight of the aircraft is less than any of the performance limiting weights displayed on the runway analysis.

Already the unbalanced field length and other performance limitations that may be present are taken care of by the very nature of the runway analysis. For example if the actual weight of the aircraft is 42 tonnes and the lowest figure anywhere on the runway analysis is (say) 50 tonnes with appropriate V speeds tabulated for 50 tonnes, then it is logical to assume that at 42 tonnes the aircraft would perform well in excess of that experienced with a 50 tonne take off. This I believe is the rationale behind the QRH statement that the QRH speeds may be used at weights equal to OR below the runway analysis performance limiting weights. And as the analysis has already accounted for all the other factors (clearway, stopway etc) there is no need to make further adjustments to the QRH take off V speeds.
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