Interesting thread... I'm another one who's embarassed to admit that I had never realised that so many light aircraft specify this in their POH. Of the 4 types ifitaint listed, I have, in the past, flown 3 regularly, and should have known about their procedures.
One point which hasn't been raised yet, though, is that most of these types need a lot more runway for take-off than they do for landing. The chances of ever needing to land in the absolute minimum distance are pretty much zero, because if you need to land in such a short distance, the chances are you won't be taking off again! Now, if we were talking about types with longer landing runs than take-off runs, it would be more critical.....
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