VX or VY on TO, What’s the deal ?
I have read in several books on flying that say unless you have an obstruction on your takeoff path it is best to fly to VY after rotation, one reason given is if the engine quits and you are climbing at VX it requires a significant and expeditious nose drop to get to best glide in comparison to being at VY, which all makes sense, the issue I have with this is as follows:
My Maule speeds are as follows VS=47, VX=75, VY=90 ( all speeds at gross and in MPH) and it cruises about 110.
When I do take off VX it just seems to feel better to me for both climbing and speed and that is where my gut instinct positions the attitude, where VY feels like the initial climb lingers. I was taught to “Always Fly the Numbers” but again, VX seems to me to be the more natural and best suits the attitude picture I instinctively am looking for on TO
Any thoughts?
Last edited by piperboy84; 24th Aug 2012 at 21:51.