Originally Posted by
Maninthebar
Much well informed speculation as ever but the questions seem to me to be around what was DIFFERENT about this flight. From what we (appear to) know:
Flight crew were experienced
Conditions not unusual for this airfield
Airframe a regular in this environment
Well-used airfield (ground crews experienced)
What made the difference for THIS take-off?
That's the question that usually takes a team of experts armed with labs and supercomputers months or sometimes years to answer.