Peter Dohm wrote:

maybe the hotdog method of achieving liftoff then maintaing low level
horizontal flight and accelerating like hell before climb out is a
better way of flying them.

My disagreement is only with calling it Hot Dogging. What Stealth Pilot
suggested, and called Hot Dogging, was really just a soft field take off
without the soft field. Accelerate in ground effect, retract the wheels as
appropriate, and begin climbing at the normal climb speed. I have read that
the proceedure was strongly advised for some low powered retractables, such
as the early Swifts, to reduce the risks during the early part of the
climb--although that had to do with maintaining a usefull climb angle over
obstacles, rather than a possible loss of power.

Peter
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Peter,

If what was meant by Stealth is as you describe...... establishing
NORMAL climb speed similar to a soft field T.O., I'm with you.

However, if climb out is NOT established at NORMAL
climb speed as soon as practical....

I gotta stick by my original guns. :-)

P.S. All this discussion is rather moot for me,
after reading Rich Isakson's comments.


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