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Old 12th Jan 2016, 15:59
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I have no argument with letting the aircraft especially a 182 fly off when it wants too if the conditions are right
I am not so sure of the advisability of doing that with the old slab winged PA32
Big powerful engine with torque up front.

The book value is 80 KTS but like the Seneca sporting the same high lift high drag wing it will left to its own devices go airborne at 62 KTS

A case of the pilot intervening and using POH figures to rotate not the aircraft deciding to fly

So much is made of the nose wheel and loading on that wheel in takeoff
It's far higher a loading on heavy breaking onto a short strip on landing
On a rough strip far worse than takeoff forces

Anyone know the comparative landing forces on hard braking on the nose compared to takeoff loading on the nose ?

Pace

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