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    Posted: 23 Feb 2018 at 6:21pm
Hello.  I recently purchased the L-1011 Pro from Just Flight and am trying to figure out how to do a climb out.  Taking off from KDEN at 6,000 ft using flaps 10 this aircraft does not accelerate.  After rotation I try to maintain 10 degrees of pitch, retract the gear and it sits there at around 160 and does not accelerate even with full throttle.  Only after I drop the nose and accelerate more, then retract the flaps does the aircraft start to accelerate.  Is this the way this aircraft is supposed to perform, grossly underpowered.  I have an L-1011 for another flight simulator and it performs nothing like this one from Just Flight.  That one has power and climbs out steeply.  So what am I doing wrong?
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I haven't flown this bird that much, but I don't remember having any problems like this.
Does it behave the same at lower airport altitudes or with lower amounts of fuel or payload?
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I created a flight from KMIA to KATL.  The acceleration on the runway was about the same as at altitude at KDEN but the climb out was better.  Guess I just need to get more acquainted with this aircraft.  I'm not used to flying Heavies.  I like to fly twin turbo props, commuter and GA aircraft.  But I saw this one and remembered how I liked flying in it when I was younger and thought it would be neat to fly an L-1011.  This is one huge aircraft.
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I just tried it: Yes, with flaps at 10 it does not accelerate that well (but still easily way above your 160KIAS), but as soon as you raise them, the speed increases considerably.
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