Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating for Airplane Category › III. Takeoffs and Landings › Task I. Rejected Takeoff

AA.III.I.R5

Risk management

High-speed rejected takeoff.

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. 16-14
Chapter 16: Transition to Jet-Powered Airplanes › Jet Airplane Takeoff and Climb › Rejected Takeoff
majority of takeoff-related commercial aviation accidents worldwide. Statistically, although only 2 percent of rejected takeoffs are in this category, high-speed aborts above 120 knots account for the vast majority of RTO overrun accidents. A brief moment of indecision…