Very interesting high speed abort occured with a Continental DC10 off 06R in LAX years ago....the Captain (on his last flight before age 60) aborted at V1+? ....due to a shredded tire. Asked later what he would have done differently, his reply was..."call in sick".
True story.
OTOH, spoke with an old GulfAir Captain long ago who stated emphatically that he would never take an aeroplane with an engine fire into the air, no matter what the speed.
Needless to say, he did not get along with his First Officers all that well...
