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Author: anon   Date: 10/1/2026 12:03:22 PM  +10/-2   Show Orig. Msg (this window) Or  In New Window

10 years and a few thousand hours in one as well.  5 pax can be a big deal if sh*& hits the fan.  Lose an engine or tr at 150ft and 30kts on takeoff over dark water at ETL, or slightly below  You won't be quite the hotshot.  Take a look at your altitude loss chart and see what GW vs a few hundred pounds under GW does to altitude loss and subsequent flyaway capability.

Some METARs showed very light winds out of the west at that time.  ADSB shows them lifting east and ends at 27kts groundspeed.  Whatever happened, its very possible they were near GW, around 150ft AGL, and below ETL airspeed.  

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