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… when co-pilot calls out “rotate”. That’s the “point of no return”.

Rotate (or Vr) is defined as “The speed at which the pilot begins to apply control inputs to cause the aircraft nose to pitch up, after which it will leave the ground.” I think what you really meant is V1 which is defined as “The speed beyond which the takeoff should no longer be aborted.”

Point of no Return, or the proper term “Point of Safe Return” is a completely different concept.

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