This would be the main concern for me.
please be sure to not have any flex in the lumber that could pinch the saw blade. Take the cut slowly and feel/hear the saw starting to bog down. That usually precedes a kick back.
Sure, the cut you describe is theoretically possible, though you may have to remove the dust shroud first. But if the timber you're working with is not already perfectly straight, it will not result in a square end, and more critically (particularly if you're cutting more than just a few inches off the end) it will start to bind as you make the cut and possibly kick back something awful.
If you still want to try, make sure to lay down the timber so that any bowing is positioned relative to the fence (along the y axis), rather than relative to the saw bed (along the z axis). Do an initial two-step cut a mm or two proud of the final length, and then do a finishing cut to remove the final mm so that you can cancel out the deflection that was created by the bowing.
And engaging the hold down clamp would also be highly recommended.