Originally Posted by
softener
Alright guys, my friend and I had an experience in the sim the other day that caused a little debate. The scenaro took place on a 14,500 foot runway in a saab 340. We received the engine fire notification the second we hit v1. I am a F/O that was playing captain. i decided to abort and we came to a stop safely on the runway. Because it was a fire indication, i decided to stay on the ground. My flight partner said he would have continued the takeoff. We want to hear what you have to say on the matter....what if it was a 7000 foot runway???
At and after V1 you are going flying end of story, High Energy Abort are no fun and you may not have the ability to stop on the runway, at such a great energy state you might smoke the breaks cause a fire with hot breaks any number of things also even if the runway is 14,500 long like rick said for the sake of consistency you want to keep it Standard, that long runway when contaminated with snow ice or water may not seem all that long in certain instances, Personally I am going flying and landing at a much lower energy state...Bottom Line is YOU Go after V1.. if you disregard this you may have to do the Song and Dance to your company and the Feds..
Fly Safe yall