172S Take Offs

Question 1

How to do a soft field TO?

Answer 1

• Flaps 10
• Back pressure through turn
• Rolling TO
• Lower nose a bit so you don’t strike tail
• It’ll pop off when it wants
• Ground effect till 60KTS
• Climb (62KTS with obstacle, 75 without)

Question 2

For a soft field TO with obstacle, what is the climb out seed?

Answer 2

Ground effect till 60 then climb out at 62

Question 3

How to do a short field TO?

Answer 3

• Flaps 10
• Hold brakes
• Throttle full
• Release brakes
• Rotate and climb at 56 (Vx) until clear of obstacle

Question 4

How to do short field landing?

Answer 4

• Airspeed 60
• Flaps full
• Reduce power to idle after clearing obstacle
• Brake heavily
• Flaps up