Originally Posted by
A37575
Plus the potential for "wheel barrowing" in light aircraft made worse if a crosswind exists?
Absolutely. I expect wheel narrowing was what might have followed “everything starting to feel wrong” if the forward pressure had not been neutralised. At which point the aircraft sprang from the runway like a scalded cat.
My instructor was ex-Fokker 100s and his practice was to hold the column forward as takeoff power was applied and leave it there until Vr, although on my type we didn’t use V speeds. I learned quickly that neutral to slight forward pressure was a lot safer. And that once you’re actually flying, you’re better off to leave the ground behind positively.