I would hate to be the captain who aborts after V1 and ends up off the end with hurt pax and a damaged ship. Start typing up a new resume, for a non-flying position, somewhere else.
I aborted a CRJ200 T/O 10 KIAS before V1, at about 48,000 lbs take off weight (53,000lbs max) at an airport with a 13,123ft long runway and 5,000ft MSL elevation and got the BTMS squares from green to white. This was using up all of the remaining runway and normal braking. I was shocked at how much runway we used and still got the brakes hot enough to require a cool down period. Had it been hotter and had we been heavier I think it would've been a more memorable experience. V1 is there for a reason. Once I decided to abort thought I would make it off the runway way before I reached the end.
rcl
Last edited by rcl7700; 18th May 2008 at 15:11.