Private Pilot Licence · Mock exam

On a SOFT (grassy or muddy) airstrip the recommended take-off technique is to:

• A.Brake firmly while accelerating so as to keep the tail down throughout the ground roll
• B.Keep moving as power comes on, hold the yoke aft to lighten the nose-wheel, lift off early into ground effect
• C.Use no flap and accelerate on the ground to Vno before rotating positively into the climb
• D.Hold the brakes, apply full power, then release the brakes for a maximum-effort standing start