First off, I’m not a pilot (unless you count solo in a Kirby Cadet MK111 At Old Sarum way back in Oct ’76 !) but have often wondered about this.
From what I understand about powered flight (not jet), you normally use full power for a take off roll ?. does the same apply if your take off run is pointing downhill ?. I understand it’d depend on generall condition of the surface, atmospheric conditions etc etc, but the reason I ask is ref the attached piccy I came across the other day, that made me think about it a bit more.
Over to you guys who now more
By: galdri - 2nd July 2004 at 21:17
Had a better look, and it’s a Cessna C-206
By: galdri - 2nd July 2004 at 21:15
Errrrr………….It’s not a C-172 😮
It’s a Cessna C-182 Skylane or a C-206. If you look at the picture it has a lot more flap area than the Skyhawk.
By: Moggy C - 2nd July 2004 at 09:25
I’d imagine you’d land uphill and we can’t see the lower end of the runway in this shot.
Taxi to the numbers for t/o would then be fun though.
I wonder if this is the strip featured in Air America?
Moggy
By: mike currill - 2nd July 2004 at 09:14
I’d be more worried about the landing…
Me too, that’s got to make for some unusual perspectives and give all sorts of false impressions. I’m afraid that my attitude would be “I’ll land there if I have to in an emergency otherwise I’ll go somewhere else”
By: geedee - 26th June 2004 at 20:11
Thanks for that guys.
As for the two seaters, methinks the GIB eat too many takeaways !
By: Moggy C - 26th June 2004 at 09:08
We normally use full power because
1) We hate being on the ground. The sooner all that noise from the wheels stops the happier we are
2) Most GA aircraft are sadly lacking in the power department and nothing less will get you off the strip before you start ploughing unattractive furrows in the next door farmers field
3) To minimise the amount of time when we have limited choices if the engine stops. And they can.
I can see no reason for not using full power on that aircraft on that strip. The t/o run will be shortened, and I for one would be very happy with that.
Hope this helps.
Out of interest. The C model F15s at Lakenheath (Single seat fighters) take off on full military power. The E models (Two seat strike aircraft) add afterburner. So I suppose you could say the Cs aren’t using full power.
Moggy
By: Arabella-Cox - 26th June 2004 at 01:00
Looks like a tropical version of the Courchevel altiport in the Alps. 😀
Gary, in answer to your question, I don’t know the answer, but I’ll hazard a guess. If it was me, on a flat downhill slope (and when I say flat, I mean not as bumpy as the one in the photo!), I’d certainly use full power. Reason being that the full power gets your airspeed up as quickly as possible, and of course once you’re off the ground you’re going to need to climb, so you’ll need the power anyway.
As for taking off on that particular slope, well… I’m really not sure I’d even attempt it…
By: Yak 11 Fan - 25th June 2004 at 23:34
bugger, glad it’s not me in that 172
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