Originally Posted by
double_barrel
OK, I'm aways interested to hear contrary opinions! It looks to me as if they were not at full power until they crossed that little 'dip' before the threshold. It seems sensible to me to get it rolling and gain some runway, the soccer pitch seems wider and flatter than the runway, so on a case-by-case basis, it seems sensible. I had not thought of insurance implications..
Worth adding, it's at 8,236 MSL and it looks like a hot day.
Seems sensible to me too though it does look like a little bit of the football pitch was left behind!