Black_Dawn,. .your handling technique seems perfect to me. Rotation of 2.5-3.0°/sec was SOP for 747 classic when I received training in Roswell 25 years ago. At 10° we used to stop just a moment(1-2 sec)as you describe and than continued rotation straight to required T/O attitude. The related point as tailstrike(there are others)has been covered by some posters. Kept this habit on heavy AB too.. .. .To stop the rotation at 10° and remain there til lift-off as proposed here(misunderstanding on my side?)is a procedure I wouldn't dare to mention. Performance requirements, engine failure case, windshear, obstacle clearance a.s.o. have to be kept in mind. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> . .Generally, stick to aunt Boing manuals to avoid being trapped in a place you can't enjoy as "dick"! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" />