Mon Jun 29, 2020 1:00 pm
#1780209
ChampChump wrote:Sunny Swift or Paul Bertorelli? No contest.
Dave W wrote:It'd have to be a very long runway (or you're flying a fantastic climber, or have a very strong headwind) to be able to land ahead with sufficient runway left available from 500ft agl after takeoff.
rdfb wrote:The aircraft I fly has significantly better performance than this.
Miscellaneous wrote:rdfb wrote:The aircraft I fly has significantly better performance than this.
Is that a pro or a con? If point of failure is determined by time under full power, rather than a specific height, would a 'better' performer not be higher, possibly much higher, after a given time making it more difficult to get back down on the remaining?
rdfb wrote:Conclusion: it appears possible and realistic to land straight ahead from 500ft AGL with runway remaining. I even had sufficient runway left to take off again.
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Liverpool Rwy 27 has ASDA 2162m, or 2071m from the Golf intersection
rdfb wrote:My thinking is that we all accept some risk en-route based on the level we choose to fly and the terrain we choose to fly over.
rdfb wrote:During take-off, height means options; at some height you'll always be able to circle back for the runway. What we'd like to mitigate by having as much runway length remaining as is useful is the outcome before we have that height.