It is more advantageous, even on a short runway to do a rolling take off, the benefit of keeping your momentum going rather than having to accelerate from a dead stop is considerable in runway distance used.
Just don't hang about getting the thrust set, turn on as close to the beginning of the runway as you can while keeping it rolling, start carefully bringing the power up as you are lining up and have take off thrust set when you are aligned.
With this technique you already have considerable momentum with you and take off thrust set right at the beginning of the runway, best of both worlds.
Why would you want to stop and then have to reaccelerate all that mass ?
makes no sense.
Last edited by stilton; 21st Oct 2011 at 01:45.