I think you were simply lighter than you are used to being.

Possibly, but...

Conditions of flight were fairly
unusual, for us -- the back seat was empty, fairly
light on fuel

The airplane was ready to fly before the pilots were expecting it to be.

Actually, the plane was NOT ready to fly before we were expecting it to
be. In fact, just the opposite -- we both rotated prematurely, BEFORE
the plane was ready to fly, and it just skipped down the runway a few
times before finally achieving a positive rate of climb.

That's what's a bit confusing about this scenario. If this were a
"lighter than normal" thing, we should have lifted off *earlier* than
expected, not later -- right?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
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