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* With wings on over sweep position (parking position) the elevator command is inhibited... just in case... | * With wings on over sweep position (parking position) the elevator command is inhibited... just in case... | ||
* Check air brake in. | * Check air brake in. | ||
* Fuel level: The | * Fuel level: The Flightgear F-14 has a '''10% fuel''' level and no external load '''at start up'''. This means the aircraft will be very light and have a strong tendency to raise the nose when accelerating on the runway. With less weight on the nose wheel, the nose wheel steering loose its efficiency. If the pilot use afterburners for take off, the loose of nose wheel steering efficiency is increased (afterburners are not necessary for take off). '''Set a suitable fuel level before take off.''' | ||
* Flaps: Set full flaps. | * Flaps: Set full flaps. | ||
* Elevators: The pilot will need to maintain a correct (leveled) attitude using the stick. Push the stick forward to prevent nose pitching up at the | * Elevators: The pilot will need to maintain a correct (leveled) attitude using the stick. Push the stick forward to prevent nose pitching up at the beginning of the take off run, release slightly as speed increase, pull smoothly when reaching rotation speed (150kts). | ||
* Rudder: Currently the FDM use a small rudder rate of move to damp some nasty oscillations when the rudder is not moved enough smoothly. '''If not anticipated''', this delay will cause overshooting the desired rudder effect, then a strong counter action on the rudder will be applied by the pilot on the rudder with again an overshoot... That's a typical [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot-induced_oscillation pilot-induced oscillation]. To avoid this set a small amount of rudder, wait for the effect, see if it's enough, then add a small amount of rudder again if needed... when doing so the pilot will prefer increasing the power smoothly. Now the aircraft will quickly gain speed while covering the runway and the rudder effect will increase, thus decreasing the needed delay and the amount of pressure on the stick to match the desired effect. | * Rudder: Currently the FDM use a small rudder rate of move to damp some nasty oscillations when the rudder is not moved enough smoothly. '''If not anticipated''', this delay will cause overshooting the desired rudder effect, then a strong counter action on the rudder will be applied by the pilot on the rudder with again an overshoot... That's a typical [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot-induced_oscillation pilot-induced oscillation]. To avoid this set a small amount of rudder, wait for the effect, see if it's enough, then add a small amount of rudder again if needed... when doing so the pilot will prefer increasing the power smoothly. Now the aircraft will quickly gain speed while covering the runway and the rudder effect will increase, thus decreasing the needed delay and the amount of pressure on the stick to match the desired effect. | ||
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===Landing Direct Lift Control, (DLC) Operation=== | ===Landing Direct Lift Control, (DLC) Operation=== | ||
* During landing approaches, the spoilers and horizontal stabilizers can be | * During landing approaches, the spoilers and horizontal stabilizers can be controlled simultaneously to provide glidepath correction without changing power setting or angle of attack. | ||
===Ground Spoilers Operation=== | ===Ground Spoilers Operation=== | ||