Originally Posted by
softener
i agree with what everyone is saying so far. however, an engine fire light could mean anything. i do not know how serious the fire is. if it is a fuel fire, my extinquishers may not work. if i go airborne, i may not get back down. Obviously, on a shorter runway, it is a different story. i would not have stayed on the ground for anything else....just the fire light.
But you cannot have different procedures for different runways. V1 is V1 is V1. Short or long runway. If you start saying you'll abort after V1 because the runway is REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY long then "standard" goes out the window and brings "safety" with it.