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Old 04-17-2013 | 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Timbo
I think the "Problem" might originate in the sim, because the instructor has to have some criteria to grade you on, they choose V2 to V2+15, so they harp on not exceding it, wich is great if you've lost an engine, but what about teaching what to do for a NORMAL takeoff??
I argued this point also, once, with an LCA (not on a checkride), and his response was, "well, if we let you rotate slow on most take offs, you won't know to do it "by the book" when flying out of LGA on a wet runway....

I was speechless.