Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating for Airplane Category › III. Takeoffs and Landings › Task A. Normal Takeoff and Climb

AA.III.A.S12

Skill

Rotate and lift off at the recommended airspeed.

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Get a short, cited explanation of this element written from the FAA handbooks: the core idea, the numbers that matter, common test traps, and a quick self-check.

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. 13-16
Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Normal and Crosswind Takeoff and Climb
than VYSE airspeed, and once the gear is up, consider it a GO commitment if climb performance is available. Some AFM/POHs direct the pilot to apply the wheel brakes momentarily after lift-off to stop wheel rotation prior to landing ... gear retraction. If flaps were extended for takeoff, they should be retracted as recommended in the AFM/POH…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 13-17
Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Short-Field Takeoff and Climb
airspeeds. Other AFM/POHs do not provide separate short-field procedures. In the absence of such specific procedures, the airplane should be operated only as recommended in the AFM/POH. No operations should be conducted contrary to the recommendations in the AFM/POH ... short-field takeoffs in general, just after rotation and lift-off, the airplane should be allowed to accelerate to VX, making the initial climb over obstacles at VX and transitioning to VY as obstacles are cleared. [Figure 13-8] Figure…