Originally Posted by
aa73
Ahh, gotcha, sorry I thought you meant in the taxi out
regardless.. due to their strong bias as you mentioned, prob no chance they would have recognized their error that far into their takeoff roll as they crossed the lit (correct) runway.
But having rolled onto an unlit 3500 foot runway in the pre-dawn darkness, Comair could have still saved the day with a simple, "Tower, lights please."