Remove Jet Remove Runway Remove V Speed
article thumbnail

V- Speeds: What You Need to Know

Northstar VFR

Each aircraft’s POH or manual has a page specifically dedicated to that aircrafts V-Speeds. So, what are they? V-Speeds: What Are They? Each V-speed (and there are many) is technically a specific speed for a specific maneuver in a specific configuration. The rotation speed.

V Speed 52
article thumbnail

Rotation Gone Wrong: The Critical Error Behind LATAM’s Milan Tail Strike

Fear of Landing

. […] There are many checks and balances which should catch a slip like this, as the wrong weight has serious consequences: not just that the airspeed is too high or low for rotation, but that all of the V-speeds are off, which affects go/no-go decisions. They took 122,702 litres of Jet-Fuel A-1 at Malpensa.

Tail 97
article thumbnail

Challenger 300 Fatal Upset Wasn’t Turbulence

Fear of Landing

On the 3rd of March 2023, a passenger in a private jet died after severe injuries in the cabin, which were originally reported as caused by severe turbulence. The captain slowed the aircraft from 104 knots and exited the runway onto a taxiway. They taxied back to the runway and began the take-off roll again. Captain : Yeah.