Cessna Citation 560 busting out of short strip

We used to go in and out of Peter O'Knight (TPF - Tampa, FL) with a Citation II on weekly basis. For the return to White Plains (HPN) we'd have to wait till 1900-or-so for t/o (heat), and then we could carry just enough fuel to make it back plus legal reserves with only two passengers in the back. We'd climb to FL410 or 430, and the P&Ws were just sipping 420lbs/side. Greatest aircraft I ever flew - there is little you could not do with it. BEST time of my life!

noise of the turbine are music for me.!

Easy to get a good take-off on a downhill run.

where is this airport???

Gotta love a Citation going in and out of Greater Riff-Raff International and Podunk Municipal airport.

Not bad for a slowtation

The citation can do it no problem! Most likely the aircraft had only 2 souls onboard and about 1 or 2 hours fuel in the tanks- minimal weight! with the aircraft setup for short field takeoff I'll be willing to bet rotation could be achieved in as little as 1500 feet!

Seats/cargo were full. But you're right about fuel.

wtf--a deer could run across the rwy

I hit a deer on a runway one time. That was awesome by the way.