Very close call. Always check your performance data.

[siucavflight]

http://www.flightglobal.com/article...l-737-800-nearly-overruns-runway-updated.html

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Says it was a faulty airspeed indicator. Preliminarily, at least.

 

[zawillif]

Says they had a substantial difference in airspeed indicators. Don't know about you but I'd probably be aborting at 80 kts if I saw that.

 

[siucavflight]

Says they had a substantial difference in airspeed indicators. Don't know about you but I'd probably be aborting at 80 kts if I saw that.

Yeah no doubt about it. I imagine that they had to change their shorts after returning.

 

[samballs]

Says it was a faulty airspeed indicator. Preliminarily, at least.

Thanks couldn't read that right there at the bottom

 

[inthegoo]

are the flaps set for takeoff? doesnt look like much deflection in the video?

maybe the airspeed thing is a B.S. coverup,

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Thanks couldn't read that right there at the bottom

Well, the title says to check your performance data. That is a very good point, but not in this incident it seems.

 

[siucavflight]

Well, the title says to check your performance data. That is a very good point, but not in this incident it seems.

Yes, I was being slightly faceious. I do think however that the A/S indicator is a BS coverup. If there was that big a difference between them they should of aborted.

 

[vectorvictor]

are the flaps set for takeoff? doesnt look like much deflection in the video?

maybe the airspeed thing is a B.S. coverup,

Wouldn't you get a config warning or something with that?

 

[Oakum_Boy]

The flaps look to be out. They probably had a oh shoot moment and couldn't figure out which airspeed was right. The 80 or 100 call is to check for a disparity, but most places train not to abort for anything but engine failure/fire, airplane won't fly. I'd say it's an airplane won't fly thing. There have been major accidents in poor weather due to pitot static problems: Aero Peru, Birgenair.

 

[regionaltard]

The flaps look to be out. They probably had a oh shoot moment and couldn't figure out which airspeed was right. The 80 or 100 call is to check for a disparity, but most places train not to abort for anything but engine failure/fire, airplane won't fly. I'd say it's an airplane won't fly thing. There have been major accidents in poor weather due to pitot static problems: Aero Peru, Birgenair.

Anyone who would continue a takeoff with a 20K airspeed discrepancy at 80K is by definition an idiot.

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Apparently, the Taiwanese crew are idiots. In Asia, pilots are book smart however common sense doesn't always factor in. That was my point.

 

[SPDBRD747400]

WOW!!! OMG I think after this we could see China Airlines sell their 738's. They have had some bad luck with this type to say the least. I'm sure DL could use some more! I'm adding China Airlines to my list of airlines I'll never fly on!

 

[328dude]

Wouldn't you get a config warning or something with that?

Depends. Not sure about the 800, but the 700 can takeoff with 1,5 or 15. 5 is normal, 1 is for long runways (2nd segment limited) and 15 for very short runways. Looking at the video, they appear to be at 1 or 5. 15 gives you full extension on the slats.

Any other setting will give you the T/O config warning.

 

[30West]

If that was a DC-10 at MGTOW it would look perfectly normal!

 

[Erlanger]

Look where this 747 rotated and took off from. An abort would of put him off the runway and into the cameraman's face.

http://www.flightlevel350.com/viewer.php?id=2164

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Well his V1 was eons ago. Hard to believe that a loss of an engine would allow them to clear the end of the takeoff surface at 15'. They probably would have dragged the gear through the camera man had it happened.

 

[pilotmyf]

are the flaps set for takeoff? doesnt look like much deflection in the video?

maybe the airspeed thing is a B.S. coverup,

Have the Chinese ever covered up anything?