Take-off performance issues have been a contributing factor in a wide variety of serious incidents and accidents in recent years. IFALPA calls for technological improvements to address the problem and validate computed performance data, so that the crew can get confirmation that the calculated take-off thrust is within a safe range for the actual weight and weather conditions.
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