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As a rough guide for most Cessna tricycle singles, when you get into ground effect you can enter an attitude with the top of the cowling even with the top of the trees in the distance. This will give you a slight nose-up attitude. Then gradually increase backpressure to keep the cowling in that position [...]

“Far too many pilots begin watching the airspeed indicator, looking for takeoff speed. Bad move, in my opinion. I absolutely do not care what the speed is. My only concern is to allow the airplane to lift off and fly when it wants to. How? In the vast majority of these nosedragger aircraft, if you [...]

A recent query on the Cessna Pilots Association forum reminded me that I wanted to address the procedures prior to the takeoff. Frank Fisher and Paul Knapp contributed answers similar to my own procedures and I’ve edited them below and interspersed Mike Busch’s thoughts on the mag check. John Godwin at Pilots of America had [...]

This is a summary of the information contained in the detailed Primary and Supporting Method for IFR post. Primary and Supporting Method for Instrument Flying Maneuver Primary Supporting   Pitch Bank Power Pitch Bank Power Straight and Level Altimeter Heading Indicator Airspeed Indicator Vertical Speed Indicator,Attitude Indicator Turn CoordinatorAttitude Indicator Tach or MP Standard-Rate TurnEstablishing [...]