Does everyone use TOPCAT?

[Captain Kevin 586]

Why would you need that information at all?

I was thinking the same thing. Once the plane is in the air, the remaining runway is irrelevant.

[por930 51]

if you're flying to SAS destinations, you can use this http://todc.sas.dk/todc/index.htm

 

Good post 'kenz'. So I presume we also need to do a search for aircraft rego?

Regards

[g_precentralis 191]

RRW is 738 aircraft, its very nice tool.

 

EDIT:

 

Here is the same tool for vorgin atlantic (747, A330, A340).

 

http://todc.sas.dk/t...irgin/index.htm

[kenz 33]

Good post 'kenz'. So I presume we also need to do a search for aircraft rego?

Regards

 

here you have the list

NG http://www.airfleets...tive-b737ng.htm

CL http://www.airfleets...active-b737.htm

[ESzczesniak 128]

Why would you need that information at all?

 

The issue is if you don't make it in to the air. More important is how much runway after V1, but the concenpt is making sure you have enough room to stop on the runway if you perform an RTO at V1.

[Flamin_Squirrel 71]

I was thinking the same thing. Once the plane is in the air, the remaining runway is irrelevant.

 

They didn't say remaining runway once airbourne, they said runway remaining after V1.

 

It's important to know as although you may be airbourne with plenty of runway available after V1 with two engines, it might not be sufficient if you're left with one following a failure.

[g_precentralis 191]

They didn't say remaining runway once airbourne, they said runway remaining after V1.

 

It's important to know as although you may be airbourne with plenty of runway available after V1 with two engines, it might not be sufficient if you're left with one following a failure.

 

No they said "after Vr".

[Flamin_Squirrel 71]

 

 

No they said "after Vr".

 

Apologies you're absolutely right. However as v1 and vr can be very close the point still remains valid.

[Zap 2]

In pursuit of reality, anyone know how this part of planning is typically handled by real world commercial jet pilots? Are they doing it themselves, or is dispatch responsible for this?

[Gavin 99]

Yes but only problem PFPX : Navigraph is not supporting PFPX only works with Aerosoft !!!!

 

http://www.topcatsim...php?topic=976.0

 

Robert

 

That has now changed: https://www.facebook.com/topcatsim.flightsimsoft?ref=ts&fref=ts

[mosteen 111]

As expected

[Flamin_Squirrel 71]

In pursuit of reality, anyone know how this part of planning is typically handled by real world commercial jet pilots? Are they doing it themselves, or is dispatch responsible for this?

 

On the 777 pilots can do it themselves using the electronic flight bag.

[ESzczesniak 128]

Apologies you're absolutely right. However as v1 and vr can be very close the point still remains valid.

 

I'm not sure how valid. On the NGX they are often close, but on heavier aircraft they can be quite far apart. However, runway remaining after Vr is important in terms of obstacle clearance. The more runway you have after lifting off (Vr is the closest guess for when that will be), the more time you have to climb over the flat runway before encountering obstacles. TOPCAT does take obstacle avoidance in to consideration for takeoff calculations.

 

Eric Szczesniak

[g_precentralis 191]

Well, every sid has its own climb gradient, standard or nonstandard one, point of rotation should not be a problem as that gradient is to be applied for whole rwy.

[ESzczesniak 128]

Well, every sid has its own climb gradient, standard or nonstandard one, point of rotation should not be a problem as that gradient is to be applied for whole rwy.

 

But not every runway has a SID. And even with a SID, the climb gradient doesn't necessarily account for fences, etc., that need to be cleared by the end of a runway. It applies for needed crossing restrictions to avoid traffic, mountains, etc.