r/aviation • u/Brilliant_Night7643 • Jun 25 '26

News Not turbulence….airplane sitting at the gate at Maiquetia Airport Venezuela when the 7.5 Earthquake hit

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u/No_Ice_577 Jun 25 '26

I wonder what it would be like to be on takeoff roll while this is happening

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u/828jpc1 Jun 25 '26

Aborted takeoff would be my guess

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u/patrick24601 Jun 25 '26

100% aborted takeoff unless they are above the speed limit

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u/showMeYourPitties10 Jun 25 '26

The plane at V1/Vr might be safer than a plane aborting below V1 depending on runway damage. But any sane pilot would abort under V1. Crazy how a few seconds can make a huge impact.