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Old 13th November 2014 | 20:52
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Gomer Pylot
 
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Be careful of a downwind departure, which is sometimes necessary. Especially if you're near max gross weight. You can go from translational lift from the rear to out of it on takeoff as you accelerate, and suddenly you can be out of ground effect, out of lift, out of power, and out of ideas simultaneously. It's not that you should never do it, it's that you should always think and plan carefully before you do it.
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