OFF TO VANCOUVER FOR SIMULATOR

I will be heading out to CYVR (Vancouver) for my re-current simulator (which expired Oct 1st). This time of year is always stressful and there's always the doom and gloom hanging over my head of screwing up. One has to remain focused and stay focused always remembering that a cool head will always prevail. One of the required exercises that must be demonstrated is either an engine failure and/or engine fire right at what is known as V1 (a speed that is determined prior to every take off, based on weight, temperature runway conditions etc, where the aircraft accelerates to that speed and in the event of an engine failure, or some other unsafe flying condition, it is still safe to stop on the remaining runway). Imagine if you will, an aircraft that is full of fuel, full of passengers and is still certified to safely take off ON ONE ENGINE! I will be returning home (hopefully) on Wednesday night and will update you further on all the happenings. Meanwhile here is a good video of a Thomas Cook 757 in Manchester England caught on video ingesting a bird into one of its engines soon after Vr (rotation speed). You can clearly see the engine has been damaged as it surges and "backfires"".