Thanks for the info, Clockwork. Kind of makes sense.
Does flight instruction count as Public Transport? Coz I definitely did short field take-offs for my PPL - although admitedly not from short fields!
I agree completely that a Warrior should be able to get into the air at Compton Abbass. In fact, I wasn't even going to bother checking! Checking weight with 4-up is pretty much mandatory, and it was really just a case of "well, while I've got all the paperwork to hand, I may as well check the performance figures too...." But I promise you, according to the CAA performance graphs, it's not possible! In fact, it would just about be possible to get off the ground 4-up, as long as you don't want to take any fuel with you.....
Anyway, didn't know that CAA don't like short-field techniques for Public Transport. You learn something new every day.....
Cheers,
FFF
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