A flight is to depart from an airport with runway 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?  
a. Take-off is not possible under these conditions  
b. Depart on runway 09 with a tailwind  
c. Depart runway 27 with maximum throttle during the passage through the inversion  d. Depart runway 27 with as steep an ascent as possible

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Answer :

b. Depart on runway 09 with a tailwind

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