Originally Posted by
Banana Joe
Right after take off? Isn't it better to set 15° up and TO thrust until above MSA.
I am asking as a relatively inexperienced FO, with airspeed unreliable being an item in my next simulator check in a couple of weeks.
Bear in mind the information given in the FCTM, quoted in #4 above:
The memorized settings are calculated to work for all model/engine combinations, at all weights and at all altitudes.
And:
The goal of these pitch and thrust settings is to maintain the airplane
safely within the flight envelope, not to maintain a specific climb or
level flight.
MSA could be 7,000 feet or more, and your company will have emergency turn procedures at airports with MSA issues.
Pilots should not invent their own procedures - (not suggesting you were).