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Old 1st Jan 2009, 07:32
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fireflybob
 
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There seem to be so many different opinions as to how much aileron to apply during a crosswind take off on the B737! I go for more rather than less so tend to agree with Rainboe.

But when it comes to a potential tailstrike no mention ever seems to be made of rotation rate. I believe that Boeing recommend 2 to 3 degrees per second. If we take the average of 2.5 degrees per second this means it should take 6 seconds to reach 15 degrees. Quite often I see quite rates of rotation which appear to exceed the Boeing recommendation by a fair amount.

One tip I got was the 10/10 rule - don't exceed 10 degrees pitch up below 10 ft radio height - easy to remember and might keep you out of trouble.

Fly Safe in 2009!
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