Pilot complaint about takeoffs on parallel runways at sfo.

Attributes
ACN	88191
Time
Date	198805
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	88191
Person 2
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Sfo tower continues practice of simultaneous takeoffs on runway 01R and O1L. If any problem develops on either aircraft, a collision could occur. 'At gross weight-high vs (157 KTS),' it is very distracting to do formation takeoffs and flying (we do not receive formation training). The downwind runway aircraft should roll 1 minute before the upwind aircraft begins its takeoff roll. A philosophical question needs to be asked: which is more important--safety or traffic flow at an airport?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT COMPLAINT ABOUT TKOFS ON PARALLEL RWYS AT SFO.

Narrative: SFO TWR CONTINUES PRACTICE OF SIMULTANEOUS TKOFS ON RWY 01R AND O1L. IF ANY PROB DEVELOPS ON EITHER ACFT, A COLLISION COULD OCCUR. 'AT GROSS WT-HIGH VS (157 KTS),' IT IS VERY DISTRACTING TO DO FORMATION TKOFS AND FLYING (WE DO NOT RECEIVE FORMATION TRNING). THE DOWNWIND RWY ACFT SHOULD ROLL 1 MINUTE BEFORE THE UPWIND ACFT BEGINS ITS TKOF ROLL. A PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTION NEEDS TO BE ASKED: WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT--SAFETY OR TFC FLOW AT AN ARPT?

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.