Postby jwocky » Fri Sep 02, 2016 11:36 pm
Okay, I just did three take-offs at Nelson. Given the short runway and the mountain in my way,
flaps 1, consider that already generous, she can do it also with out flaps.
Throttle full
lose brake
roll till she got aboutish 90 knots (if the wind has strong headwind with gusts, you want to pull the stick a bit earlier so she gets free if a gust gets her
the moment, she leaves the ground, she turns left. It's called torque, it comes from fast spining propellers ... so depending on what make you happy, you can use ailerons or rudders or any combination to get her level ... not that much, there is a mountain on the other side as well
when sufficiently annoyed by mountains, just pull the stick and climb over them
Landing a KingAir in Nelson ... admittedly, I ended up in the water as well, twice. The third one was not that bad, but ended in the grass when I overly used my nose wheel steering. The trick is, you follow the river not lower than 1000ft, slow as molasses (aboutish 100 knots) with gear out and flaps full (2). You have to play all the time with your pitch and throttle. Then, when you come around that last mountain and see to the left the first glimpse of the town, more throttle, sharp left and immediately sharp right otherwise you will not nearly line up. Here is the nasty trick, you use ailerons and rudders in different directions, that lets her crab to the left, like she would go against a strong crosswind coming from the town. Form thereon, it's all about clam hands and a good joystick. See, that you flare a little because if you take the first hit with the nose wheel, it will bounce (instead of breaking away as would be realistic).
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