Originally Posted by
NightIP
I distinctly remember needing Flaps 18, E-T/O on a 145XR out of LEX on a warmer day with a full boat. And that's a 7000' runway and a more capable aircraft than any of the 135s or other 145s in airline configuration.
I don't buy EYW without a severe weight restriction, sorry.
You can't tell TD that. He's always right.
He knows it's not feasible to hop E135/E145s around the Islands, but he can't be wrong. They could probably get a 747 off an 7000ft strip with very little gas, but you don't see anybody punching 747s in and out of MDW. It's not feasible TD. What about aborted takeoffs, V1 cuts, and other abnormalities? It won't handle those well. Why don't you think about Comair in LEX TD? How'd they do? (God rest their souls.
RIP) It's not feasible TD. Give it up.