The Learning Never Stops!
Aviation is complicated business, and it can be deadly if not undertaken with the right mindset. Our goal here at Code 7700 is to prepare you to avoid the day you will need to Squawk 7700, but if that day ever comes, to prepare you to deal with it competently.
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I’ve never understood pilots who feel the need to rotate during takeoff at a rate that can only be described as “jerking the aircraft off the runway.” But when the aerodynamics are explained, even if they correct for a while, more times than not, they return to form. Let's break down the reasons this can be dangerous and throw in a couple of case studies for good measure.
Rotation Rate (Don't be a jerk)
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These days, most airlines and flight departments preach the “no fault go around,” the idea that it is safer to go around when didn’t need to versus not going around when you should have. Way back in 1982, one of my Air Force squadrons used, “when in doubt, go around” as an instructor technique. There are countless accidents where a go around should have been called and wasn’t. What about times when a go around was called, but was ignored?
Go Around? Nah, it'll be fine!
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If you remember seeing something on "Homeplate" in the last two years, you will find it here, in a list of recent lead stories. Lead Stories . . .
