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488 - ATPL - A flight is to depart from an airport with runways 09 and 27. Surface wind is 270/05; an inversion is reported at 300 feet with turbulence and wind shear. The wind just above the inversion is 090/30. What is the safest departure procedure?

Question 488 - Meteorology - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Depart runway 27 with maximum throttle during the passage through the inversion.
Depart runway 27 with as steep an ascent as possible.
Depart on runway 09 with a tailwind.
Take-off is not possible under these conditions.

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