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Soft-Field Takeoff and Climb

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Safely takeoff from a non-hard surface runway.

Allows a pilot to operate from more airports.

  1. Short field surfaces
  2. Friction, hazards
  3. Elevator, digging into surface
  4. Lift-off
  5. Accelerate, climb-out
  1. Flaps &20deg;
  2. Turn onto runway without stopping
  3. Full aft elevator
  4. Full power smoothly
  5. In ground effect: Accelerate to 58 knots
  6. Climb out at 58 knots
  7. Over obstacle, 65 knots: flaps 10°
  8. 70 knots, positive rate: flaps up
  9. Pitch for VY
  • Winds
  • Rejected takeoff
  • Obstacles
  • Runway lengths
  • Density altitude
  • Surface condition
  • Insufficent back pressure
  • Failure to release back pressure after acceleration
  • Insufficent airspeed before climb-out
  • Resettling after lift-off
  • Poor directional control

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