What are the criteria for a rejected takeoff (RTO) at V1?
From the Aerowinx Forum, messsage by Doug Snow: …You also have to consider that crews nowadays are trained to abort at V1 for only the most critical items, and not for minor (tire vibration, etc) stuff. If a crew was going to abort at V1 on a slick runway, they have already reduced their V1 speed to account for the slick runway – PLUS, if it is too slick, where the braking action is crap, fair, poor, or even a hair above nil, I know of no crew member who’ll chance a takeoff in those types of conditions. The rejected takeoff training that crews get nowadays trains them that, at 80 kts, they start thinking GO unless all hell breaks loose. In all honesty, about the only thing that could cause an abort right at V1 is engine probs. Keep in mind that crews now are of the mindset its better to takeoff, deal with the problem in the air, and return to the field where they have a full runway to play with, and maybe a lower weight too with fuel dumping, then try to effect a max effort stop. Wit
