Performance Takeoffs

Performance Takeoffs

During this time when the student is practicing solo takeoffs and landings, instructor time with the student is spent on teaching the student what is called performance takeoffs and landings: soft field, short field, soft/short field with obstacle:

Short Field Take-Off

Flaps 10 degrees
Request “backtrack with short delay”
Backtrack to end of runway and line up with centerline (ensuring that nosewheel is straight)
Apply full power against brakes and hold control column back (not too far back)
Release brakes and let aircraft lift off by itself
Level off in ground effect (1 wingspan max)
Accelerate to 55 KIAS and rotate out of ground effect to climbout at 68 KIAS
REMEMBER to RETRACT YOUR FLAPS at SAFE ALTITUDE

Soft Field Take Off

Flaps 10 degrees
Request “Take off on the roll”
Apply full back pressure and taxi onto runway using NO BRAKES
As you line up (making sure nosewheel is straight) apply full power
Let plane lift off on its own and remain in ground effect and rotate out at 55 KIAS climb out at 68 KIAS
REMEMBER to RETRACT YOUR FLAPS at SAFE ALTITUDE

Short Field with Obstacle take off

Flaps at 0 degrees
Request “backtrack with short delay
Backtrack and line up, making sure nosewheel is straight
Apply full power against the breaks (not holding control column back)
Release brakes and accelerate to 55 KIAS, rotate and climb out at 56 KIAS
When clear of Obstacle, transition to 68 KIAS climb speed