Thanks for reporting this, Gorgon. Interesting to read.
Don't worry about Notso Fantastic getting antsy. She may have some valid points, but I personally couldn't get excited about the difference between pilots and flight deck.
And of course, pilots don't always check airspeed indications. Alas there have been failures to check when the indications were wrong or missing, resulting in getting airborne without good air data, so most of us these days concentrate real hard for the 80 or 100 knot call and the cross-check.
Of greater import might be the problem one might have at Menorca on the southerly runway if one decides late to try and stop. The cliff just beyond the runway end is particularly uninviting. Anyone know which runway was in use ?