Investigation over.
So true. What's the saying - those who can't, manage? That is the biggest threat, a manager at the controls.
I would like to know if the rate of rotation was too quick on the hawaii bound plane.
I hate to quote journos, but it sounds like rotation at the wrong speed;
The Boeing 757 damaged during takeoff from Los Angeles may have been climbing at a speed of less than 120 miles an hour,
Again, this is coming from a journo. but a Hawaii bound 757, or even a lightly loaded one should not be climbing out at 120 (assume he means rotation?). Maybe this management genius mistook the V1 call and began rotating? I've seen it happen before with new pilots when they are nervous, which could happen to someone out of their element (ie, flying only enough to stay current.)
Anyway, tailstrikes on a 75 do seem quite rare.
