I don't understand! Are you saying your airline actually LOWERS V1 by 5kts??
Yep. It bothers me, too.
I talked with a safety guy about this. . . he definitely danced about that very point. It went something like this: "Weellllll, we don't
really lower V1, we just
call it early." I'm not sure how they rationalize this. But it drives me batty.
I also worry about how this affects Accelerate GO distance if you've now got 5 more knots to cover on 1 engine.