Written by Dave Scott.
As featured on page 27 in the July 2013 issue of Model Aviation.
As featured in the July 2013 app.
Rather than rehashing an ideal takeoff scenario, my goal is to explain the reasons why certain pilots routinely perform perfect takeoffs regardless of the type of airplane they fly, and at the same time, provide fliers with the simple solutions to avoid several common takeoff mistakes.
The takeoff procedures outlined in this article are standard and apply to all aircraft, whether high or low performance, tricycle gear or tail-dragger. Anyone who has made the…