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Dave Doe wrote:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWC2X...rplane%20pilot

Overweight? Out of CG? Stalled? Too slow? What do you all think?


Looked overweight to me - rotated a bit early too (inducing unecessary
drag) - and *chit* - he never uncrossed the thing once airborne! (more
uneeded drag). Couldn't tell what he was doing w' the flaps - but he
shoulda been 1 notch (maybe none?) - and left it that way (or gone to 1
notch) until climb was achieved.

I didn't look closely to see if it was a 172 or 182, but I think someone
else said it was a 182. If that were the case, then flaps 20 is fine
for a short-field take-off.

Sure - and indeed, upon looking at it a couple more times, I'd say
that's his setting. Possibly still not the wisest if he wanted a short
field t/o (which in *my* training on a 172, is no flaps).

--
Duncan