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CHAPTER CHATTER, EAA Chapter 78 3

Safety Alert: Use all available runway for Rules-Of-Thumb Every Pilot Should Know
takeoffs

The National Transportation Safety
Board has issued Safety Alert 071-17, to
highlight the potential hazards associated with
conducting intersection takeoffs and the need
for general aviation pilots to use all the runway
available to them for takeoff.

I also posted a video (below) to accompany
the safety alert.

Intersection takeoffs — where only a portion of
the runway is used for takeoff instead of using
the entire length — are a common practice for
general aviation pilots to save time. 14 Ways to Ruin Your Perfect Landing

However, pilots may not fully understand the
potential risks associated with conducting
intersection takeoffs, NTSB officials said,
noting the agency investigated at least 10
accidents between 2000 and 2015 in which
pilots were attempting intersection takeoffs.

By reducing the amount of runway used during
takeoff, pilots have less runway available to
them in the event of a system or engine
malfunction during takeoff, to abort the takeoff,
or to perform an emergency landing. This
increases the risk of injury, death, and aircraft
damage, NTSB officials warn.
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