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Old 15th April 2011 | 04:21
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Jamair
 
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From: Still in Paradise
I was simply illustrating a point, not getting into the endless debate about certification standards blah blah blah.

FWIW, the thing flys off at 95 and has a VXSE of 115 (or a F1 VXSE of 105), the intervening 10 or 20kt takes about 3 nonoseconds to achieve, so in practical terms if it gets off the ground it will fly. Yep, you could have an engine or systems failure at below flying speed but above stopping speed, but on a typical 1000m rwy you CAN slow enough to make a reasonably soft arrival at the far end of the rwy. That is why you brief the takeoff and choose your course of action before applying the power.

I still fly both PC12 and B200 from time to time, and both have strengths & weaknesses. They also have (surprisingly) similar running costs, so that issue really is not an issue at all.
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