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Old September 11th 06, 07:19 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Robert M. Gary
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Default Rotation

Only if its out of trim. Make sure you are trimmed for take off and the
elevator is neurtral. Not sure how you do that in MSFS though, in a
real plane you let it go where it wants to go (which is based on the
trim).

-Robert

Mxsmanic wrote:
Do real aircraft abruptly pitch upward on take-off during rotation, or
is this an artifact of my simulator? I find that I must put the stick
forward slightly as soon as the nose rises, or I risk a tail strike.
This is especially true on small aircraft, such as the Baron 58.
Large jets seem to do the same thing, but at a slower speed. I am
curious as to whether real aircraft are the same way, and if so, what
the proper way is to rotate to minimize wild movements.

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