Nice Air Operation ProcedurePA28-140
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Soft Field Takeoff
1. Set 25 ° flap.
2. Elevator full up
3. Taxi into the runway with minimum brake.
No need to stop on the runway unless advised by the tower.
4. Join the center line. Apply full power. Check engine gauges.
5. Release elevator back pressure as airspeed increases to attach the engine cowling to the end of the runway
If the other end of the runway is covered by the cowling, your nose is too high. You don’t need to keep
nose very high. The purpose is to reduce the weight on the nose gear.
6. After lift off itself, release back pressure to stay in the ground effect.
Don’t push nose down. You will descend very quick. Look at the horizon and the cowling like you
recover from slow flight. Pitch motion should be very slow.
7. At 66kt(Vx), Climb attitude.
8. Positive climb, flap 10°.
Flap retraction causes the nose to drop. Anticipate this and adjust control pressure to avoid this.
9. Climb at 75kt (Vy). Resume normal climb.