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Capt. Steve Cleary of Federal Way, Wash., and First Officer Michael Hendrix of Seattle received the Superior Airmanship Award last week from the Air Line Pilots Association International.
Cleary and Hendrix on Aug. 8, 2010, began a takeoff in a Boeing 737 with full load of 134 passengers and five crewmembers. The jet had taxied to about 150 mph when the eagle smashed into the left engine, which exploded and burst into flames.
The crew stopped the jet near the end of the runway.
The article does not state which version 737 or the TOW but wouldn't 150 mph be pretty close to V1? Looking at the speed in knots, perhaps it's not so close. Is this quite a feat or hyperbole? If indeed below V1, shouldn't the PF be able to stop the plane before the end of the runway anyway without too much drama? IIRC, Sitka's runway is about 6500' and the nearby terrain is mountainous.