...an ambassador of natural selection...
I woulda thought in this case more an ambassador of common sense..
Wally Mk2 has got it covered...
...was told back in the early days by a few instructors that think about the terrain ahead immediately after leaving the confines of the airfield when deciding how much rwy to use. Plenty of open flattish area's take off with adequate rwy on the day to suit the conditions, built up area ahead & zero places to land after T/off go right down to the end of the rwy...
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