(SLF here)
I've been watching a lot of YT videos about flight training etc. While these 152s etc. didn't set any speed bugs, part of the takeoff briefing was sometimes, "In case of engine failure below 500ft, land straight ahead on the runway, if below 1000ft, land straight ahead in a field, if above, turn back and land on whatever runway".
Living near EDDN, I see 738s etc. taking off from the 2700m runway with what looks like 50+% to spare.
Originally Posted by ZeBedie
Presumably, since they were rotating, they had passed V1. Are you advocating a stop after V1?
Now I wonder - is it possible that V1 on the 4000m runway at EDDF is actually above Vr or even V2?
I guess it's possibly a matter of definition - a problem above V2 is probably not a rejected takeoff any more but a forced landing that just happens to be on the runway just taken off of... ;-)