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Old 6th Jan 2008, 23:28
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galdian
 
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Now Hear This - Boeing NEVER, EVER EVER get it wrong!!

Now if we were talking about that OTHER plane builder........

All the manufacturers can do is predicate information which can probably be utilised with no problems (or more to the point without having to use any thinking or commonsense) 99.9% of the time in the benign training environment of the SIM where the current trend seems to be to dumb it down to the maximum amount and minimise "the big picture."

All well and good until you throw them out in the real world of real weather and you have little more than trained monkeys to work the flaps/gear and talk on the radio.

OK here's one from FCTM for 73-8: Boeing recommend "avoid rotating during a gust", so there we are at V1+1 and get a decent old gust of wind.
What to do - abort?? Well no, we're above V1 so some explaining to do.
Hold it on the runway until the gust passes?? Well no, not if we want to maintain obstacle clearance if EFATO (assuming high weights.)

"..but Boeing says.."

If you're in the left hand seat and you've tried to do the "normal" rotate but ambient conditions mean you're approaching 11 degrees with the mains still on the deck and you DON'T modify the body angle - well you're in the wrong game however you'd probably be a stunning success as a public servant!
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