Here are some more examples of pilots not looking outside who also did thier 'numbers'
At least 75 people were killed in an April 26 Indian Airlines crash that occurred near Aurangabad in western India when the pilot failed to get an overloaded Boeing 737 into the air and hit a truck loaded with bales of cotton.
20 MAR 2004 UTA B727 crash possibly caused by overloading [to table of contents]
Preliminary investigation results indicate that the UTA Boeing 727 that crashed on takeoff from Cotonou, Benin last year may have been caused by overloading. The plane was carrying about 10 tonnes of excess cargo and the weight was badly distributed. (BBC)
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The Point: The captain is out, the FO is trying to take over, and he see's 1000 feet of runway left...ect ect ect....
Personaly I see three major points that came out of this thread...
- There seems to be a total lack of understanding on how much runway a plane should use up getting to thier V speeds.
- There seems to be major disagreement on what an FO should do when the Capt is out.
- And probably most disturbing...many posters in here, seem to have an aversion to a high speed take off rejection, regardless of the numbers, and will just go...
Anyway...it's all educational....I will take the bus on my next trip....
