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12th Mar 2018, 04:29

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Determination of TO speeds and use of FLEX/TOGA at very low TOW

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Posted By john_tullamarine

Apologies .. not specifically criticising your...

Apologies .. not specifically criticising your post at all .. more a comment of general application to very low weight operations.

At one operator, for which I did some contract training years...

Forum: Tech Log

12th Mar 2018, 00:12

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Determination of TO speeds and use of FLEX/TOGA at very low TOW

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Posted By john_tullamarine

The minimum speeds at the bottom take care of...

The minimum speeds at the bottom take care of VMCG etc.

Careful - there be dragons in the details ...

Vmcg is defined for nil (cross) wind (7kts in the old UK standards). Have a think what...

Forum: Tech Log

10th Mar 2018, 22:14

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Determination of TO speeds and use of FLEX/TOGA at very low TOW

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Posted By john_tullamarine

Just be careful if your aircraft wants to fly...

Just be careful if your aircraft wants to fly before your V1/R speed.

Hence my observation Let's not be ridiculous. It should be obvious where the speeds become Vmc limited .. so, for Vmcg, one...

Forum: Tech Log

10th Mar 2018, 00:39

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Determination of TO speeds and use of FLEX/TOGA at very low TOW

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Posted By john_tullamarine

I'd be more concerned about the potential for...

I'd be more concerned about the potential for getting needlessly near to Vmc for the day.

Simple fix .. if the runway chart gives a speed schedule for a higher weight, it isn't going to present...

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