TW TO method when heavy?
Took a friend out tonight for a flight, he weighs 22 stone (310LBS) I weigh 151/2 stone (217LBS) and had about 63 USG of fuel at 378lbs for a total of 905LBS, although still 30lbs under gross the TO on the damp grass strip that is not as level as it could be involved a few skips before climb out, my nephew watching the TO said the struts were getting a good workout. I normally fly with the girlfriend (110lbs) which basically involves getting the tail up (no smart assed comments please), waiting a couple of seconds then rotating.
Tonight’s TO was a completely different animal which I expected but my question is regarding proper TO technique when heavy, do I lift the tail all the way up to level to get as much airspeed as soon as possible or do I raise the tail slightly (say 6" to 12") to move the weight to the wings as soon as possible, which method will reduce the skipping?