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Training Pages
Takeoff Lesson
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Engine start/stop:
Throttle:
Rudder:
Brakes:
War Emergency Power
(WEP):
Landing gear up/down:
Flaps: |
[E]
Increase throttle [+] - Decrease throttle [-]
Left rudder [A] - Centre rudder [S] - Right rudder [D]
[SPACEBAR]
[F10]
[G]
Fully down [Q] - Fully up [W]
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- Choose an aircraft and field from the Select menu. Ensure that you have enough fuel, that you have the correct weapons loadout, and that your convergence is set correctly.
- Click on Fly. You will be seated in the aircraft, on the runway.
- Start the engine.
- Slowly open the throttle all the way - watch the swing to the left - (right for the Spitfire Mk. XIV) - counter with right rudder (left for the Spitfire Mk. XIV), and roll down the centre of the runway.
Use your rudder to steer with, not the joystick. Use the joystick only to counter the torque-induced roll. Most aircraft tend to yaw and roll to the left (except for the Spitfire Mk. XIV and the Yaks - their engines rotate in the opposite direction) due to the torque forces of the engine. Although current torque models in WarBirds aren't that bad, gunning the throttle in a real F4U or Spitfire Mk. XIV was bad news.
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If you have a heavy load of weapons, or a large aircraft on a short field, you may want to use your flaps and/or WEP on takeoff.
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- When your IAS (indicated airspeed) reaches about 100, start to pull back gently on the stick. The aircraft will lift off the runway. Be ready with the joystick here to counter a roll to the left (right for the Spitfire Mk. XIV and the Yaks) - possibly even before liftoff.
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If you are flying an aircraft with narrow landing gear (like the Spitfire or the Bf109), be careful of dropping a wingtip onto the runway in Step 5. It'll ruin your takeoff. Counter with a bit of right stick.
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- Start a gentle climb.
- Retract your landing gear, and make sure that your rudder is centered (and close your flaps, and switch off WEP if necessary). That's it - the takeoff is complete.
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To trim your aircraft correctly (something which many pilots forget), level off, press the [X] key to autotrim the aircraft, and wait until you reach 200mph before taking back control of the plane. Your aircraft is now trimmed correctly for about 200mph.
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More Info and Related Links
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Landing Lesson
Aircraft Instrument Panel
Aircraft Control Surfaces
Trimming your Aircraft in WarBirds
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