Plane: aim for 5 degrees pitch during accel phase of takeoff
this makes it less likely we will get prop strike
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@ -107,9 +107,11 @@ static void takeoff_calc_roll(void)
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static void takeoff_calc_pitch(void)
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{
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if (auto_state.highest_airspeed < g.takeoff_rotate_speed) {
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// we have not reached rotate speed, use a target pitch of
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// zero, holding the plane level until we reach rotate speed
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nav_pitch_cd = 0;
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// we have not reached rotate speed, use a target pitch of 5
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// degrees. This should be enough to get the tail off the
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// ground, while making it unlikely that overshoot in the
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// pitch controller will cause a prop strike
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nav_pitch_cd = 500;
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return;
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}
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