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		raverbashing on July 11, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Explanation of the Asiana SF crash by a former UAL... Yes RTO is basically when you abort the takeoff by not taking-off, that is, hitting the brakes before the aircraft leaves the ground The other option is taking off and returning to the airport, when a problem happens later

yuvadam on July 11, 2013 [–]

Hitting the brakes before the aircraft reaches V1, specifically, which is the takeoff decision speed [1]

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_speeds#V1_definitions

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