YXU, why doing intersection takeoffs?

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If you want to backtrack, there is no "heavy driver" out there who would fault you for it. You have to decide how far to take it. Me? I'd weigh the situation and go from there. If there is a Boeing product on final, and I have 4000 feet in which to launch my 172, I'd launch. But circumstances always alter cases. If you're an instructor, you owe it to your student to demonstrate good airmanship where ever possible. And common sense as well, however. Making another aircraft overshoot while you're backtracking would be shitty airmanship as well. It's a judgment call.
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Lurch, You asked at what point do I draw the line? Too many variables to mention. Type of plane, performance, weather conditions, single VS twin, terrain at the end of runway.
I have taught out of 1600' strips, and was trained at 10000' strips. I used all of it most of the time. If I left 1000' behind me, had 8000' in front of me, I personally was more then happy. If I had of blown the engine, landed straight ahead, went off the end and was killed, the final report would have mentioned about my poor decision making and poor choice to do an intersection takeoff. I would have been a statistic. My own damn fault.

Niwre,
In this thread, I am talking about London. It has a taxiway all the way to the button, so no heavy is going to be bitching at you. Also, you have to do what is safe for you, the hell the traffic on final. Yes I’d be pissed if I had to do a go around cause of a 172 back tracking, then again, ATC or myself is at fault for crowding the field.

I saw what I thought was an unsafe practice at a training facility. Hot summer day, poor performance, and no need to be doing so many intersection takeoffs just to save 2 mins of taxi time. You’re teaching bad habits and displaying poor decision-making.
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In YQR, everyone except air carriers does an interection take-off except for RWY 26.
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