Originally Posted by
Tomlin
Namely because 2100 feet is a bit shy of what's needed to land a Learjet safely! :-) Not to mention actually get it off the ground.
Real life story....One day while plane spotting out at Craig Airport in Jacksonville, FL, there was a Falcon jet that had came in a few hours earlier and several people were wondering if the thing would make it out safely. About 20 minutes later, the crew walked out, preflighted, and fired her up. While she was being taxied down to the active, a crowd gathered outside and with the exception of the birds in the trees and the sound of the engines on that Falcon jet, you coulnt hear a sound. Everyone stood, waiting to see how much of the 4000' long runway she would eat up before she rotated. She made it, but only narrowly. I'd guess there was only 2-300 feet left of runway by the time it rotated.