Pilot: I think we're gonna need a bigger runway.
They now need a “dream” tow truck.
Even empty of cargo and fuel using WEP?
Nice going NEA... thanks again!!
JATO!
Googlemaps shows how Wichata and KC are just peppered with airports.
It surprised me.
They could carry just the law-mandated 30 minute reserve fuel plus taxiing fuel and an extra 15 minutes worth), remove the seats and anything else extra, and take off at night. When holding at the numbers ready for take off, gun the engines to takeoff power with the brakes on and then let them go.
It could work.
Ooops.
Situation resembles the ZeroCare debacle.
Taking off from Islip a pilot mentioned to me that the short runway was no problem at all, “If were not off the ground by the end of the runway I just lift up the gear before hitting the curb”
Get the ARMY units that build runway’s in the middle of nowhere out there to make a temporary extension
...one morning I woke up to find an extremely large cargo jet parked at a SMALL civil airport across from the hotel I was staying at...
...it sat there several days, trucks were seen unloading the cargo...
...one morning at breakfast, I saw a couple of guys that were there to unload the cargo...
...I asked them what they were gonna do?...
...they told me to make sure I came out that night around 1:00am to watch it take off, should be interesting!...
...I asked if they brought in a crazy pilot to fly the thing out?...
...they laughed and said...
..."Oh NO! Corporate has a rule"...
..."You land it, You take it back off!...
...it was pretty wild to see that big thing screaming down that little runway that night!...
It needs 9200 feet fully loaded. They’re going to unload the cargo and drain most of the fuel. It should make it without any problems then. Takeoff is scheduled for about noon.
Pilot: I think we're gonna need a bigger runway.
I'd bet you an unloaded 787 with minimal fuel can easily take off in 6000 ft. The problem is, they'll have no margin for error. Very early in the takeoff roll they will be committed to flying or crashing - no room to abort and stop. So they're going to need an FAA ok to violate about a dozen regs, and find a couple of pilots with a whole lot of confidence in themselves and their aircraft...
Do you feel lucky, punk? Well, do ya?
9,200 feet is just a suggestion - a skilled pilot with an empty plane can easily do it in half that. Go for it!!
This shouldn’t be a problem, all of Kansas is as flat as a pancake dang whole state is practically one big airport.
It’s supposed to take off at noon after the cargo is removed.
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/npr.php?id=246498844
Pilot wouldn’t stop and ask for directions - his wife was in the cockpit....