Originally Posted by Unhooked
I accept that a Citation pilot may have a different thought process to a quad driver with 300 tons + more inertia. But then again, should they??
I don't see any reason why they should. Smaller airplanes have smaller wheels, brakes and tires to go along with their diminutive mass. And they routinely operate into much shorter runways. In the bizjet types I've flown, we run up against most of the same performance limitations as any other transport category airplane does. The same analytical approach to takeoff performance planning is required and the same penalties for any miscalculation or ham-fisted execution apply. Do it wrong and you might not like the results.
So no. I don't think the thought process is or should be all that different. Except that nobody does it for you. You have to know how to do it yourself.