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Old 29th Oct 2015, 11:40
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hawk37
 
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Increasing V1 for a headwind

I've never heard this is an approved procedure, is it ever done?

Certainly take off distance is affected by headwind, however the few jets I've flown did not use a different v1 based on wind. My thoughts are that increasing V1, where a headwind exits, would provide a shorter balanced field length than a V1 not adjusted for headwind, and thus allow a higher take off weight for a balanced field situation

Does this make any sense?

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