I am in the middle of the 40 hours of my RV9A. I am still doing lots of Take Off and Landing (Full stop /Taxi back).
At the airport I am based at (KPMP) the patten is at 800ft. The winds are 10 - 13 Kts straight down the runway. Often straight off the sea. The ceilings here recently have been fast moving at 1500 ft. Very choppy at times.
The problem - I take off full power (Sensinich Prop/TMX320). I get to patten alt too fast at Vy / Vx. I am still over the runway. If I climb at 100 kts and get better visability - I am still at patten alt before the first turn. I am getting climbs over 1500 fpm with the wind.
Anything near and over 100 Kts - the ride can get too uncomfortable with the turbulance. The aircraft came in at 1060 with me at 245 and half fuel.
I am finding that I have to REDUCE power before my first turn or I am too fast in the patten or I bust the patten alt. But I am finding that I have to reduce this power to near 1300 RPM. (Take off is usually around 2300) I always make sure I have at least 650 ft below before I pull back.
I have heard of RVs taking off at as little 75 % power. Uses longer runway but climbs slower.
Just like a light 747 would do a derated T/O and Climb. (This gives better fuel efficiency and less engine wear)
What are the thoughts out there ? Should we always use all power available then hit the brakes or is this akin to hot dogging? I even have to extend my X/winds if I get a 152 takes off in front of me.
At the airport I am based at (KPMP) the patten is at 800ft. The winds are 10 - 13 Kts straight down the runway. Often straight off the sea. The ceilings here recently have been fast moving at 1500 ft. Very choppy at times.
The problem - I take off full power (Sensinich Prop/TMX320). I get to patten alt too fast at Vy / Vx. I am still over the runway. If I climb at 100 kts and get better visability - I am still at patten alt before the first turn. I am getting climbs over 1500 fpm with the wind.
Anything near and over 100 Kts - the ride can get too uncomfortable with the turbulance. The aircraft came in at 1060 with me at 245 and half fuel.
I am finding that I have to REDUCE power before my first turn or I am too fast in the patten or I bust the patten alt. But I am finding that I have to reduce this power to near 1300 RPM. (Take off is usually around 2300) I always make sure I have at least 650 ft below before I pull back.
I have heard of RVs taking off at as little 75 % power. Uses longer runway but climbs slower.
Just like a light 747 would do a derated T/O and Climb. (This gives better fuel efficiency and less engine wear)
What are the thoughts out there ? Should we always use all power available then hit the brakes or is this akin to hot dogging? I even have to extend my X/winds if I get a 152 takes off in front of me.