AviationBanter - View Single Post - Gentle take-offs at high speed

**Mxsmanic** · November 11th 06, 05:56 AM posted to rec.aviation.student,rec.aviation.piloting

writes:

Your simulator is wrong if it says that a high speed takeoff
is more gentle.

My simulator is not a person and doesn't say anything to me.

I suspect it's not accurately simulating runway texture and
bumps.

It simulates both, but only with noise, since it's not a full-motion
simulator.

I had not considered the bumpiness, although to some extent a plane
that wants to fly is going to be pressing pretty lightly against the
runway (assuming it is balanced just right). I'm not holding the yoke
forward, I'm just not pulling it back.

Tire wear is greatly accelerated by going faster than the rated
speed. A blowout at faster than rated speed would not
be pretty.

Another useful consideration. Blowouts are not simulated,
unfortunately.

Crosswind gusts are a potential safety issue while your wheels
are contacting the ground, but they're not a big problem once
you're airborne. The gear was not designed to take strong
side loads.

I haven't had too much trouble with crosswinds, although yesterday at
a few Colorado mountain airports was an exception.

To maximize options if an engine goes out, you want to have
plenty of altitude under you, not over you. It's best to climb
to a reasonable altitude quickly.

But if you climb quickly you have less margin between your current
configuration and a stall, no? Whereas waiting longer to lift off
would have you moving much faster as you climb, so if you lose an
engine you have more inertia to keep you going while you deal with the
problem.

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