Alaska Air pilots honored for aborting Sitka takeoff

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If that's the case, 150 KIAS is not an unusual V1....

The article said 150 mph (130 knots), so well below V1--could be sloppy reporting.

From Boeing 737 V Speeds (don't know if data therein is "from the book"):

V1 for 737-400 at 70,000 kg TOW is 158 knots with the following assumptions:

All speeds assume balanced field, flap 5, pa<5000ft, OAT<35C, nil slope, nil wind, runway dry.