If you feel that you cannot do this and keep you head outside, I agree with your thoughts. I have found that this is actually quite easy once you've done it a time or two and it takes a second or so of *glance-down* time as you are beginning the takeoff roll. I don' really have a strong feeling one way or the other, but I've just settled in to getting right at the start of the takeoff roll and forgetting it until I'm settled in the climb.

No big deal either way.

Walter


On Mar 6, 2005, at 5:38 PM, glong2 wrote:

Mike:
The timing is about the same except different techniques. When I took the ground school and transition training from Pete Zaccagnino he wanted the following sequence:
 
Onto and aligned with the runway, stop with brakes on, full mixture, full RPM, WOT - all gauges in the green, release brakes for takeoff roll.
 
My additions: release brakes and begin roll, After 1-2 seconds (rudder control) adjust mixture for max power and continue take off.
 
Walter is suggesting to set EGT's to 1250 on takeoff. I have not tried it but is seems my head has to be inside the cockpit to do this (sea level, Denver, Leadville) when I am taking off - not good!  Maybe I should adjust to 1250 as soon as I am airborne and stable with 2650 to 2700 RPM (about 500' AGL). I will try the next time I go up.

Eugene Long
Lancair Super ES
glong2@netzero.net
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Eugene,
 
My experience is that when I take the runway, I take about 3 seconds to get to WOT, I'm rotating within another 5 seconds or so.  I don't have time to play with the mixture on the takeoff roll.  I just pick a mixture I know isn't too rich to lose power, get in the air, clean up the plane and then tweak.
 
Mike