"Newps" wrote

For the takeoff in the video no flaps was correct.

Could it be considered helpful to get off the ground quicker, so you could
suck up the gear and accelerate while still in ground effect?

Of course, if you had to call it that close, the decision to take off with
all of the weight would be the wrong decision, anyway, so it goes back to no
flaps being correct.

I have heard of some people doing the takeoff run with no flaps, and
slightly before rotation, pop the first notch of flaps down, then milk them
up once speed and climb is obtained.

Seems like it would work, but it also seems pretty marginal to be calling it
that close.

Well, the heat seems like it may finally be slacking off around here in the
coming week. It has been over 90 every day in August, with many, (check
that) most days over 96, and several days over 100, and several record daily
highs, and even a couple ALL TIME, ANY DAY record highs. It may finally be
time to go up with my friend and get some flying in. I can't begin to say
how much I am looking forward to it, but as he has said, "it's just too damn
hot to have any fun in an airplane, at these temperatures!"
--
Jim in NC