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Old 3rd Apr 2008, 13:10
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Rejected Take Off Announcement Policies.

If a high speed rejected take off takes place one of the first actions the captain should do after stopping, is to make an appropriate announcement over the PA system. This may include a warning for the cabin crew to standby in case an evacuation is necessary. Of course the operator will have published the wording of the announcement depending on circumstances.

One of the common announcements adopted is "This is the captain speaking. Cabin crew to your stations." - meaning this may be the real thing and standby for urgent news.
Presumably however, the cabin crew will have already been seated at their emergency stations so it begs the question is that particular wording superfluous? I was wondering what announcements Ppruners use in their operations along the lines of that already mentioned. On a similar subject it is probable that the crew will advise ATC that the aircraft is aborting. One operator uses two situations. A low speed below 100 knots is called as "stopping" to ATC while a high speed abort above 100 knots is called as "Emergency stopping". The latter is designed to alert fire and rescue services for obvious reasons. Seems a good idea. Interested in constructive comments in terms of appropriate simulator training for rejected take off situations.
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