## Takeoff and Departure Climbs Chapter 7 

## Introduction 

This chapter discusses takeoffs and departure climbs in weight-shift control (WSC) aircraft with tricycle landing gear under normal conditions, crosswinds, and under conditions which require maximum performance. A thorough knowledge of takeoff principles, both in theory and practice, is extremely valuable throughout a pilot’s career. It often prevents an attempted takeoff that would result in an accident, or during an emergency, makes a takeoff possible under critical conditions in which a pilot with less knowledge and lesser technique would normally fail. 

