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"Terry Harper" wrote:

"Graeme Wall" wrote in message
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Last time this happened to me (Dublin) we were over the threshold when
the pilot aborted. Apparently an Aeroflot plane had, quote: 'Got lost'
and hadn't cleared the runway when expected to. We went up in a straight
line and much steeper than a normal take-off. I've also seen go-rounds
at Heathrow happen much closer than two miles from threshold.

Strictly speaking, the decision to abort ought to be made before the pilot
goes to "full flaps", because that inhibits his ability to get away again
safely. When he does that, he's almost committed to landing. Trying to
climb away on full flap is not nice. You cannot safely raise them until you
have enough speed and altitude.

But if it is a choice between a not nice climb out on full flap or mating
with a Tupulov half way down the runway, I know which I prefer.

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Graeme Wall
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