I'm curious about what is needed to do ultra short takeoffs.
I see YouTube videos and different techniques used. At Valdez, a common technique is:
- Brakes On
- Full Power
- Elevator Brings Tail Level
- Looking Down the Runway (low AOA and minimized sail area)
- Release Brakes
- Long before Speed Registers, pull back the elevator to get high AOA
- plane pops off the ground, elevator almost goes back to neutral
- shortly thereafter the plane is at Vx
That is what I think I am seeing.
Two questions:
- What am I missing? The details I'm missing, and the queues that indicate the details.
- What HP, propeller, ... are needed to raise the tail at full power. I don't think I've ever seen anyone able to pick up the tail at full power with brakes set in real life.