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Old 7th Nov 2012, 10:20
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RHKAAF
 
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I flew an Islander in HongKong ( KaiTak ) for many years.The takeoff brief always concluded with "in the event of an engine failure, fire or other serious malfunction after takeoff I will land straight ahead if sufficient runway is available" This was deemed sacriledge by CAD who said that after V1 a single-engine climb was always required as nobody could accurately judge the amount of runway left available and whether or not it would be sufficient. Suffice to say that if 9,000 feet or so was available I would be landing on it in the event of engine failure or similar emergency. Airmanship is only commonsense after all is said and done.
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