[SmoothLanderJ]

Originally Posted by SteveC

I'm even of the opinion that, at least in the Lears and Citations that I fly, it's better to get rid of the 80 knot decision mantra as well. We typically only have a short time between the 80 knots and V1 calls anyway, so I say forget about that "after 80 knots we'll only abort for loss of engine, engine fire, loss of directional control, or T/R deployment" stuff. I brief that we'll abort for anything before V1, because by the time I decide if that blinking light I see out of the corner of my eye is just a generator failure, or the first indication of an engine that's eating itself up, I'm probably already past V1. Others might make a different decision based on the characteristics of their airframes, but that's the way I approach it in the airplanes that I command.

Great thread and info. I also 100% agree with this. My takeoff breif is JUST like this.