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Old 25th March 2006 | 22:01
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pulse1
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Watching the video clip mentioned by ronnie3585 reminded me of a lesson I learned about taking off from narrow short strips. If you start to lose directional control either because of crosswind or improper use of rudder, there is a strong temptation to rotate before you attain the proper speed. Most of the spamcans I have flown will lift of at speeds about 5k below the ideal speed and you are then stuck in a high drag profile and you cannot gain enough height/speed to lower the nose.

Reading AAIB bulletins suggests to me that this is a relatively common cause of take off accidents. In my view, if you start to go sideways before you reach proper flying speed, abort the take off.
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