Originally Posted by
AreOut
ah, so they can get permission from ATC to take off even if there is a 100m of runway left? Interesting.
Completely ridiculous statement! It certainly wasn't 100m was it. As I said, the pilots have the numbers not ATC. ATC have no idea of the aircraft's load or total weight. They can only ask if it is the pilot's intention to depart from D5, giving him the available distance left. That should be more than sufficient. It is
NOT ATC's responsibility to fly the aeroplane.