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To: naturalman1975

I don’t understand the “limited power takeoff”. It is entering a possibility for error. I assume you enter weight of aircraft, length of runway, altitude, temperature and the computer takes care of the power settings. Much better to just cram as much power out of the engines as possible and gain a margin for error says I. Ok I know you gain some fuel savings and perhaps engine life savings but look how much this cost. They dumped full tanks of fuel, bent the airplane and lost prestige for the airline. What does that cost is relation to the fuel savings provided by the puter?


12 posted on 12/19/2009 2:28:49 PM PST by DariusBane (Even the Rocks shall cry out "Hobamma to the Highest")
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To: DariusBane
Much better to just cram as much power out of the engines as possible and gain a margin for error says

One potential problem with that is airport noise abatement regulations.Many major airports have them,very possibly including Melbourne.My sister lives within a couple of miles of an Air Force base with handles a lot of C-5A's and I can tell ya from personal experience that those things are *LOUD* when they pass over her house,thanks,at least partially,to the fact that the AF doesn't have to answer to "community groups" like many civilian airlines do.

If Melbourne is such an airport I would think that "full power" is something a pilot needs to consider during takeoff.

20 posted on 12/19/2009 3:15:54 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Host The Beer Summit-->Win The Nobel Peace Prize!)
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