First thing, do the sums. If I have a performance limited take-off, I'll gently squeeze all I can out of the runway. But I rarely am. I normally have figures worked out for intersections well down the runway. So given the chance, I do a gentle, wide radius line up, a smooth application of power into a rolling take-off. I for one don't what to be the "safe" plonker who shreds a few tyres lining up on a 3,000m runway when 1,400m was all that was required.
And Nicholas49 asked about setting power. I don't "give it the beans" until I'm pointing down the runway. Having an engine failure during a turn on the ground with take-off power set would be very embarrassing. You'd not only upset the tyres but the SLF as well. It might also be a challenge not to go gardening.
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