OK then, 'wallabie', two simple questions:
Why did 'Mr Extra Careful' apparently elect to exceed a known limit by commencing the take-off overweight? Why was there no crew discussion following the take-off clearance indicating a surface wind substantially different to that apparently used for calculation of RTOW?
Some might ponder the 'risk acceptance' of a commercial pilot whose other exploits you chronicle so vividly?
Less of the jingoism appearing in this thread would be of benefit. It is both the true facts of the accident and the lessons learned from the accident which matter.
[ 27 August 2001: Message edited by: BEagle ]