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Old 5th Jun 2020, 09:26
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Jhieminga
 
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Originally Posted by PiperDude
The "heavy nose" on take-off is no big deal if you use full up trim, 10 degrees of flaps and use 65 kts as Vr. After TO, I just hold the electric trim forward for a few seconds and I am in a stable climb.
I'm sure I'm wrong, but it sounds as if you're taking off with the trim outside the take-off range. A very unwise thing to do as an electric trim problem could ruin your day.
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