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Old 15th Feb 2008, 11:28
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Some years ago at Amsterdam.
Tower: "KLM 123. Will you be taking off from the end of Runway 01 Left?"
"No sir. I'll be taking off from the beginning."

Jack Harrison
In the end I imagine, he took off from the middle somewhere! Unlike our friend. Oldbutnotbold's point is fair. Maybe he did hold it down after V1. But some of the comments here indicated that using all or most of the runway is not uncommon among certain ad hoc operators. So the jury is still out on the subject.

I think the video neatly indicates the difference between what an individual aeroplane is capable of on a given day if all goes well and what is best practice on a daily basis spread over a worldwide fleet of thousands.
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