Close call!

no spare inches........ perfect.......

'u can lift up anytime u like'
lol

Hi. Regardless of weight, you have to clear the end of the runway by 35 feet IN CASE OF AN ENGINE FAILURE, unless you are using clearway, in which case you still have to rotate at some distance before the threshold. Even with an engine failure these guys still did not clear by 35 feet....

wow, no room for error. Thats a cool video. Funny controller too. .. vodka burner, ha ha. sweet plane for sure !

Nulla di eccezionale!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

Some of these are good on snow so grass wont be a prob

Are you sure about the tower's knowledge? I am an airline pilot in the U.S. and I'm positive that the tower hasn't the slightest idea what our takeoff weight is. At least in the States, there is no communication with the tower concerning aircraft performance, unless the pilot brings it up. For example, requesting another runway due to performance issues.

The tower is tacitly informed from the flight strip through TAAATS that the aircrafts weight & balance is compatible with Rwy 12/30. The P-in-C is responsible for safe operation within the performance manual specs, but Airservice Australia makes the final decision and knows, even before the IL76 departs Russia, whether its compatible with Canberra by ICAO standard.

Wide body aircraft require a CASA exemption to taxi on Alpha to Rwy17 according to Airservices Australia. Only speculation, but guessing the aircraft didn't have one and couldn't or didn't want to backtrack 3/4nm up 17 into position. Hard to say what happened without the ACD audio other than would be prohibited up A without prior permission.