Originally Posted by extreme P
The question begs asking, how much time does full thrust vs: reduced thrust save you on a take-off roll?
It's not just time, it's also distance.
Just a frew months ago, a big accident was avoided in JFK by using max takeoff thrust:
And ISR 767 blundered onto the runway by mistake, during low-viz with heavy rain.
An ABX DC8 who was rolling down the runway, caught sight of the 767 in it's path and managed to takeoff before it, passing just a few feet above.
The DC8 was using max takeoff thrust, because of the rain. Had it been a normal, reduced power takeoff... just imagine.