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Old 30th October 2011 | 20:08
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cheemsaf
 
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We keep it simple. 100% power or 100% power with afterburner. When more than 50% of runway length will be used to rotate, and/or when start-stop distance is longer than the runway (all things considered, DA, RCR, terrain, etc): we light the afterburner - dramatically reducing the distance numbers. Some exceptions apply if cables are in place with shorter runways (less than 8K). F16

@kanetoads : Why do we put runway behind us? Non-AB takeoffs dramatically increases our ASD, with more available valuable training being met with more gas in the tanks. I'm not defending putting runway behind you 100% of the time; but when you can mitigate it with safety features outweighing the risks with added benefits: then by all means.

& you should seriously check your ego buddy: "to your level of experience"?? Really? I'm pretty sure there are a lot of people on this forum with plenty of more experience than you and I. And don't quote flight time to me. Experience is measured in events, not hours. Pilots with experience know this.
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