SECTION 7 CESSNA
NORMAL PROCEDURES MODEL 162
GARMIN G300
U.S.
TAKEOFF (Continued)
POWER CHECK (Continued)
Full throttle run-ups over loose gravel are especially harmful to
propeller tips. When takeoffs must be made over a gravel surface,
advance the throttle slowly. This allows the airplane to start rolling
before high RPM is developed, and the gravel will be blown behind the
propeller rather than pulled into it.
Prior to takeoff from fields above 5000 feet pressure altitude, the
mixture should be leaned to give maximum RPM at full throttle, with the
airplane not moving.
After full throttle is applied, adjust the throttle friction lock clockwise to
prevent the throttle from moving back from a maximum power position.
Similar friction lock adjustments should be made as required in other
flight conditions to hold the throttle setting.
WING FLAP SETTINGS
Normal takeoffs use wing flaps UP - 10°. Using 10° wing flaps reduces
the ground roll to lift off while keeping the total distance over an
obstacle by equivalent to the flaps UP distances. Flap deflections
greater than 10° are not approved for takeoff. If 10° wing flaps are
used for takeoff, the flaps should stay at 10° until all obstacles are
cleared and a safe flap retraction speed of 60 KIAS is reached. For a
short field, 10° wing flaps and an obstacle clearance speed of 55 KIAS
should be used.
Soft or rough field takeoffs are performed with 10° flaps by lifting the
airplane off the ground as soon as practical in a slightly tail low attitude.
If no obstacles are ahead, the airplane should be leveled off
immediately to accelerate to a higher climb speed. When departing a
soft field with an aft C.G. loading, the elevator trim control should be
adjusted towards the nose down direction to give comfortable control
wheel forces during the initial climb.
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