Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
There are few things scarier than coming around the victor loop while a 737-900 is taking off on 26L.
I wasn't sure our tail was still attached after that close encounter!
One thing that might be scarier is actually having to abort at V1 in that same 900.
With the de-rates they are using, we are sure making use of all the available concrete.
I'm sure the performance numbers are valid, but wow - it sometimes doesn't look like there's any way we'd have been able to stop from V1.
Added to that is the fact that Flt Ops has all the 737 pilots spooked about banging the tail on the 900s.
Nobody wants to rotate faster than about 1 degree per second.