Section 4 – Normal procedures
3.9. TAKEOFF AND CLIMB
LH and RH Electrical Fuel pump
LH and RH Propeller Lever
Parameters within green arcs
Apply brakes to stop wheel spin-
ning
Landing gear control knob
UP: check green lights and TRANS
light turned OFF within about 20”
LH and RH Propeller Lever
Set max cont power at safe altitude
Max take off power must be limited to 5 minutes. Reduce Throttles MAP
power before retracting Propeller to 2200 RPM or below.
LH and RH Electrical Fuel pump
It is recommended to retract landing gear when a positive climb rate
is ensured at the applicable best speed (V
Y
or V
X
as necessary).
It has been demonstrated that best climb rate is always obtained with
flaps in UP position: refer to Section 5, “Take off rate of climb” and
“Enroute rate of climb” tables.
Noteworthily best climb gradient speed (V
X
) flaps UP is lower than
best climb speed (V
X
) flaps T/O up to 6000 ft (density altitude).
Refer to Section 5, “Best climb gradient speed” table.