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Old 11th Jan 2016, 11:50
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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.
Oh dear... Well ab-initio students, you've read it here... If you are being taught to fly a tricycle Cessna as though it were a Boeing, your training is incomplete, verging on simply wrong. You're paying for your training, so ask for what you're paying for, the proper training! Your instructor should be able to demonstrate to you (then train you to) have the nosewheel noticeably light within the first 100 feet of ground roll, and then hold that attitude until the aircraft naturally leaves the ground.

If wind conditions suggest holding the nose lower, and allowing more speed before lift off, that fine - but still control the plane in pitch!

If you are being trained on a Boeing, then fly it like a Boeing, otherwise fly it as though you'd like to be flying, not driving!
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