Technique Details: Ultra Short Takeoff

[jamesbdunn]

I'm curious about what is needed to do ultra short takeoffs.

I see YouTube videos and different techniques used. At Valdez, a common technique is:

• Brakes On
• Full Power
• Elevator Brings Tail Level
• Looking Down the Runway (low AOA and minimized sail area)
• Release Brakes
• Long before Speed Registers, pull back the elevator to get high AOA
• plane pops off the ground, elevator almost goes back to neutral
• shortly thereafter the plane is at Vx

That is what I think I am seeing.

Two questions:

1. What am I missing? The details I'm missing, and the queues that indicate the details.
2. What HP, propeller, ... are needed to raise the tail at full power. I don't think I've ever seen anyone able to pick up the tail at full power with brakes set in real life.