601Pilot
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So close to making it. Probably would have if they didn't use FLEX. Very sad.
It was the first flight of the day, so they probably were not using FLEX power. What's the rule at Comair?
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So close to making it. Probably would have if they didn't use FLEX. Very sad.
So close to making it. Probably would have if they didn't use FLEX. Very sad.
That'll work in a perfect world. So, you now no longer have intersection take-off approvals? What happens when visibility or contamination precludes you from seeing the actual runway number?
They briefed flex thrust at the gate. Did something change on the way out?The takeoff was made using full thrust.
It was the first flight of the day, so they probably were not using FLEX power. What's the rule at Comair?
The takeoff was made using full thrust.
Could it really be that Comair did not have something like this in their SOP prior to this accident? I'm wondering how their POI allowed such an oversight for so many years. This time, it proved to be a real killer.
Reread the trascript. They briefed flex takeoff.
Comair's SOP calls for bugging rwy heading or the assigned hdg, if a turn is to be made at 400' AGL. In this case, rwy hdg should have been bugged. However, I can't tell you how many people I flew with there who would pull on to the rwy and center the bug that I had set at the gate. Obviously, not the best practice. This continued to happen even after the accident and there has been zero change to the SOP's. I'm assuming due to concern by the company over liability.