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Light Sport Aircraft
Document No.: S2006FTSUS Revision: -
Date of Issue: 15/01/2006
Page:
79/130
16. If necessary ask for take-off clearance.
17. Apply full power (press and hold the button on the throttle and push
it fully forward and then turn slightly turn the throttle clockwise).
18. Pull the control stick slightly aft of the neutral position.
19. Release the toe-brake pedals and the airplane will start to move
and accelerate. Keep a lookout on the runway ahead in order to
maintain directional control, do not have you attention on the
instruments during this period of time. (The approximate time for
take-off is 7 seconds!) . During the take-off roll, there is a tendency
for the airplane to turn left, due to the propeller slipstream hitting
the tail unit. Initially, during the take off run until the nose wheel lifts
off, the left turn tendency can be corrected by the nose wheel
steering. After rotation, when the nose wheel lifts off (with the
control stick slightly aft of the neutral position), the pilot can correct
the left turning tendency by a gradual deflection of the right rudder
pedal (the required rudder pedal deflection is about 2 inches,
50mm).
20. Maintain direction of the take-off roll and gradually and gently pull
the control stick back until the nose wheel lifts off and then, as the
airplane reaches higher speeds and the horizontal tail unit
becomes more effective, slightly move the stick forward to stop the
nose wheel from lifting too high. However, do not overcorrect by
pushing the control stick too much forward which will cause the
nosewheel to hit the ground. The wheel should be held
approximately 1/3 ft (10cm ) above the ground.
21. If you conduct a crosswind take-off you should eliminate the
crosswind by deflection of the rudder pedal downwind and
simultaneously the aileron control (control stick) should be
deflected against the wind ( e.g. left crosswind requires to be
eliminated byright rudder pedal deflection and control stick to the
left movement. A right crosswing requires smaller deflection of the
right rudder pedal (you eliminate the left turn tendency of the
airplane) and if the right crosswind is stronger, then left rudder
pedal deflection may be necessary and control stick movement to
the right.
