Originally Posted by Bob Upanddown
The technique where the aircraft Quote:
should be sped down a runway with no pitch input until a mystical "rotate" speed is seen on the ASI, then pulled off.
is taught by instructors who are building hours for the airlines.
At many flight schools, at least the ones I used to work at and trained at, the syllabus and operating procedures are written with this technique included. The ab-initio students would not be able to discriminate between two very different take-off techniques and are therefore taught to fly a Cessna as if it's a Boeing. As a large percentage of this group will most likely stay away from GA flying once the coveted right seat has been attained, they will never notice that they're missing an important bit of piloting technique.