So at Peachtree Dekalb PDK airport in Atlanta GA, runway 2L and 2R are parallel. A CJ1 and I (in my lowly Cessna Cardinal 177RG) taxied into position at the same time on the parallel runways. The CJ1 got T/O clearance first, then me. However, he waited until I got the clearance before he started rolling.
It was quite interesting to me that we were exactly the same speed. Our rates of acceleration couldn't have been better matched. I waited a bit to rotate, kept my climbout shallow and he remained on the roll for a good while longer. While I was airborne, our speeds were still matched. It actually was not until the point where I would normally turn crosswind that he actually was faster.
Yeah, I was light and I'm sure he was heavy. Still, I was surprised by the good match of acceleration rates.
It was quite interesting to me that we were exactly the same speed. Our rates of acceleration couldn't have been better matched. I waited a bit to rotate, kept my climbout shallow and he remained on the roll for a good while longer. While I was airborne, our speeds were still matched. It actually was not until the point where I would normally turn crosswind that he actually was faster.
Yeah, I was light and I'm sure he was heavy. Still, I was surprised by the good match of acceleration rates.
