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by WalterBright 939 days ago
"Take off power" has caused at least 2 crashes before that phrase was banned.
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noncoml 939 days ago
What’s your vector, Victor?
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whycome 939 days ago
Go on?

Because it can be confused with "take off" as in "turn off"?

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WalterBright 939 days ago
When an airplane is taking off, takeoff power is maximum power. But it can (and was) sometimes interpreted as "turning the power off".
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