It helps to lock the tail wheel. That way you won't be fishtailing on the deck and wasting energy. Prior to releasing chocks, set flaps to "combat" and when halfway down the deck, lower them to "takeoff" or "landing". It's also critical that sometime after this point your tail is already in the air. Once you cross the threshold, immediately raise your gear, and correct for torque since your nose will be pointing upward.
Typically I can takeoff from most carriers with a maximum load this way. Escort carriers are another matter, but you shouldn't have to take a full bombload from those anyway.
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05-09-2010, 03:38 AM
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