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[Scott Ducey]

[ComBE]

[Scott Ducey]

[ComBE]

Same for me, i'm very novice that's why I'm asking.

It's scary to see how you think you act and when you tape it you see you did it differently. I've heard about commercial pilots doing their sim training and swearing that they didn't do this or that until they see their own sim tape they see they did it wrong, while they would swear they did it right. Some of them would start to sweat and shake heavy when they were confronted with their wrong actions. Scary stuff how people behave under pressure.

[Scott Ducey]

I normally tape this stuff to memorialize a fun vacation, but I guess it can also be done for see yourself in action to determine how good or bad you are doing. I was happy with the landing in Sandusky, OH as we went through the checklist thoroughly. It also is nice flying with another pilot, as you can really see that we divide up our responsibilities. In general, I fly the airplane and he handles all the com. But in Sandusky, he wanted to land so we switched roles. Even though we are not flying a jet, it seems like we are doing much of what two professional pilots would do. While there is always room for improvement, I like to think at this phase of flight we did a pretty good job. Dividing up the responsibilities really helps with the workload, especially when you are flying a twin.

Scott Ducey

[Tom Corell]

comBE,
I have had two "actual" engine failures at lift off DC3 & C310 I noticed no matter how sharp you are or think you are you are going to lose about 10 mph before you get cleaned up/feathered If you get below blue line/vyse you are not going to get it back unless you have altitude to trade for airspeed especially in a PA30,this does not factor in high density alt T/Os, when there is no further runway to be used I accelerate from 80 to at least 100 mph ind. anyway just thought I would share my experiences with you.
tom c

[ics-12766]

Blue line = gear up, on take off

[ComBE]

Tom,

Isn't it better to let the twinkie fly off when it's ready for it and accelerate a few ft above the ground to blue line and then start the climb out ? My twinkie doesn't really like being on the ground at high speed when it wants to fly.

[Tom Corell]

[Jay]

[Kristin Winter]

[Mike Day]

[N8632Y]

ComBe, or Tom, or anyone else...
sorry i'm a bit late to this conversation, but, kristen brought up the topic of small nosewheel.
Also, mentioned 80 kts, vs MPH, that most of our airspeed indicators are reading for that 90 "MPH" redline.
If you have the small nosewheel, you have less angle of attack, therefore, she'll stay on the ground longer than, the plane that has the larger, original nosewheel.
I have the larger nosewheel, she has a certain angle of attack, now lighten my load, move my CG aft, wow,,,off we go, put in flaps, forget it,,,she doesn't stay on the ground,
I never hold her down, let her up when she needs to, but stay as close to the ground as possible, be ready to pull all power until your commited to flying up and away.
Scott has the small nosewheel, i think, I've seen him stay on the ground longer than me, even with his STOL on her.
steve