Part 23 establishes maximum stick force requirements. It does not take
superhuman strength to overcome full nose-up trim on takeoff.

Bob Gardner

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Larry Dighera wrote:



I once witnessed a Cessna C-172 crash on takeoff at Santa Monica
Airport (KSMO) in the early '70s. The aircraft rotated, and rocketed
skyward at a very high angle, stalled, and nosed into the runway. The
pilot escaped with a broken finger. The cause was a result of the
trim being set wrong. Don't forget your check list.



Full nose up trim is immediately apparent on the application of power. The
fact that he let it get away from him says it all. It doesn't take a lot
of forward stick after takeoff to put the nose where it needs to be.