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Old 16th Jul 2009, 18:38
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Smilin_Ed
 
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Time Distance Checks

I don't know anywhere near enough about the systems on modern tin but, would it be possible to calculate, to an acceptable limit of error, how fast the aircraft should be going at pre-set distances down the rwy?
As a military pilot I did this repeatedly over a 20 year career. One problem is that many civilian fields don't have the distance markers that are on all (U.S) military fields. Nevertheless, I considered it mandatory for all high-temperature/high-altitude/heavy-weight (or all of the above) takeoffs. If you don't have a certain speed by some predetermined distance to go, you stop and find out what's wrong.
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