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vikingair · October 1st, 2009, 06:39

I like TnGs... quick, efficient and seamless ~ they let me pile on the landings by cutting out the long slow taxi back to square one. I also practice the rejected landing where we get within a cats whisker of touching down before we're airborne again. It paid off in spades last summer when the city bug sprayer drove out across the runway right in front of us the second our wheels squeaked.

Most of the time though there isn't any rush to get airborne again. Alot of pilots seem to have committed to the "and go" portion before they've even touched down and thats a good way to bend metal. There may be a reason to stay on the runway longer than would seem normal. At 60 knots youre eating runway at 100 feet/sec. A gust of wind, a slight sideload pulling you off centerline, a sticky flap handle, an engine cough...all good reasons to take a few extra seconds before leaving the safety of terra firma if at all.

I haven't made the decision to take off again until I rotate and no matter what its my runway until I choose to leave it. Now if theres following traffic and its gonna be a tight fit...let me know. Speed me up, slow them down, clear me for low approach only or an expedited maneuver. Its a simple time-speed-distance problem. Most of the time 10-20 seconds and 1-2000 feet should suffice but the only "norm" in aviation is that someone is going to do it differently.

October 1st, 2009, 06:39	#12
vikingair Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 251	Re: Touch and Go I like TnGs... quick, efficient and seamless ~ they let me pile on the landings by cutting out the long slow taxi back to square one. I also practice the rejected landing where we get within a cats whisker of touching down before we're airborne again. It paid off in spades last summer when the city bug sprayer drove out across the runway right in front of us the second our wheels squeaked. Most of the time though there isn't any rush to get airborne again. Alot of pilots seem to have committed to the "and go" portion before they've even touched down and thats a good way to bend metal. There may be a reason to stay on the runway longer than would seem normal. At 60 knots youre eating runway at 100 feet/sec. A gust of wind, a slight sideload pulling you off centerline, a sticky flap handle, an engine cough...all good reasons to take a few extra seconds before leaving the safety of terra firma if at all. I haven't made the decision to take off again until I rotate and no matter what its my runway until I choose to leave it. Now if theres following traffic and its gonna be a tight fit...let me know. Speed me up, slow them down, clear me for low approach only or an expedited maneuver. Its a simple time-speed-distance problem. Most of the time 10-20 seconds and 1-2000 feet should suffice but the only "norm" in aviation is that someone is going to do it differently.