Question for real world tube flyers

[TomSteber]

I was at our airport today (KGRB) to go use a discovery flight gift certificate and the Packers chartered plane (757) was just leaving for Tampa.
They proceded to use a runway that would have given them a cross wind of 15 knots and then when they tookoff, they didn't use any flaps.
Even my instructor said "Wow, no flaps!". He used a LOT of runway to get off.
Just wondered why they would do that?
What advantage?
Or was it some strange way of representing the Packers season so far? :isadizzy:

[Lionheart]

Sometimes, on smaller biz jets, they will do performance take-offs. I am sure you can do that with the larger birds. Perhaps the lower weight from only having a team on board instead of a huge full capacity of passengers makes it possible to do that.


But....! I am no certified pilot nor tube liner pilot. Curious to know myself..


Bill