Dear Pros,
Does this make you as nervous to watch as me? I would not want to be a passenger on takeoff roll with the roll spoilers up essentially the whole way
Assuming this means you are not a "Pro". No, I am not nervous watching it - in fact it seems an excellent example of a good crosswind take-off. There is absolutely no problem with the roll spoilers up during the take-off roll - and if you really did watch the video the aircraft gets airborne with good control, no wind induced roll at all and climbs away. The conditions are turbulent, as can be seen by the minor camera shake, and this
turbulence results in some murmurs from the more inexperienced in the cabin (perhaps you would include yourself amongst these?).
If you wouldn't want to be a passenger for a take-off such as this, then you wouldn't want to fly with me, as this is exactly what you would see in these conditions - and I am not inexperienced.