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Old 7th Oct 2012, 16:54
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However, sometimes you have to think a little about what the reported windshear is... Landing aircraft reporting a 'loss of 20kt at 200ft' means you will gain 20kt going in the other direction. So, say you taking off flap 3, with a V2 of 140, so climbing out at 160kt ish, you get the 20kt gain putting you at 180kt which is very close to the Vfe speed (Conf 3/320-185Kt).

I would suggest, adding TOGA to this mix, means a visit from an engineer to inspect the overspeed, please also bear in mind the limited pitch authority of the A/P to deal with this..

I've found the real issues for departing aircraft come when arriving aircraft don't report issues... You often then get a loss of speed out of the blue!

Nothing I have written should detract you from following your own SOP's/FCOM advice, however our SOP's do allow variation based on the experience of the crew...

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