Pilots who think
Discount ....+1 Today 11:55
It sounds like he was detailing improper handling of RTO's and ---you can throw the best SOPs at any one but---if you can't correctly compute performance---then how that the fault of anyone---yes, you can force yourself to RTO after V1---but that's mostly pilot error--forgetting gust locks improper use of performance chart an improper configuration with the warning out---no one ever said there's Never a reason to RTO --and certain freak events [the DC-10 has had it's bad days
]---but it will most likely be YOUR fault---but what if there's a 200' drop at the DER? or a gas station a group of row houses?---excepting freak events you --GO!!! period----it would take some resolve to take that shaking aircraft into the air---that's why you need heart!!
split second decision have saved lives--such as when a United 767????---held off on rotation because of an incursion----or when the pilot forgot the gust lock on a Challenger 600??? and aborted at past Vr and flew into a building and they all lived---and sometimes Fate is a Hunter!!!!
for the most part in 99.99% of cases you GO!---the other .001 cases perhaps could have been avoided and a few
that's life---- that's flying---live with it--- die with it or get out!!!
nuff said
PA
and no I'm not back pedaling I've said basically the same thing earlier