Originally Posted by
SARF
Personally I’d always take off into the wind where possible. Safety first .. even if it’s within operational llimits
There are times when it’s safer to take off with a tailwind due to other issues.
Runway 05 at Florence is an extreme example. Huge hill on the climb out. Even with a massive headwind the performance penalties are huge, so you’ll leave half of your passengers behind, and the emergency turn for an engine failure on departure is dramatic to say the least. Far safer to depart on the reciprocal runway with a within limits tailwind, all your passengers, and a nice flat climbout ahead.
RWY05 Florence
So similarly if second segment climb is an issue on 23 at SEN by taking off into wind you may well still be able to lift less payload. Putting you at risk of having to leave passengers or bags behind, or being able to load less fuel... fuel which you may need later in the flight for other reasons. If it was always safety first without any practical or commercial considerations, all runways would be 4000m long with flat terrain surrounding them. But we operate in the real world.