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Climbing in begins with a big step up onto the wing, then lowering
yourself into the cockpit while stepping on a carpeted pad
just in front of the leather seats. The seat adjusts fore and aft and
the rudders are fixed. The seating position is comfortably upright,
and the placement forward of the wing leading edge enhances
downward visibility.
Slide the canopy forward and lock it with three metal latches,
left, center, and right.
The cockpit is 42.5 inches wide (about the same as a Cessna
182 Skylane). Each pilot has a floor-mounted control stick, and a
shared throttle and propeller control are mounted on a pedestal
at the center of the instrument panel.
The all-Garmin panel in this high-end example has a pair of
10.4-inch G3X displays, a GI 275 backup instrument, a GTN 650
nav/com, and GFC 500 autopilot. The only accessory it lacks is an
airframe parachute, and Tecnam officials say about 90 percent of
P-Mentor buyers opt to skip the chute.
Stress test number one for the P-Mentor is simply taxiing to
the runway and taking off. The narrow taxiway at Tecnam's home
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airfield is rough and uneven, and it leads to a lumpy turf runway
with clumps of tall grass interspersed with barren areas of gravelly
dirt. The P-Mentor's steerable nosewheel makes for precise
taxiing, however, and its stiff shock absorber keeps the two-blade
prop well clear of the weeds.
With flaps set at 15 degrees for takeoff, I pull the control stick
full aft for a soft-field takeoff. With the throttle full forward,
the non-turbocharged, 100-horsepower Rotax whines at 5,800
rpm while the prop turns at about 2,400 rpm and acceleration
is moderate.
The stabilator becomes effective at about 20 KIAS and lifts
the nosewheel smartly off the grass, and I relax back-pressure to
keep from over-rotating. The main wheels break free of the rutted
ground in 10 seconds at about 55 KIAS.
Once airborne, I hold a 10-degree nose-up pitch attitude as
the airplane accelerates to 70 KIAS. Raising the flaps at 500 feet
agl allows the P-Mentor to accelerate to 80 KIAS and establish
a 900-foot-per-minute climb. The outside air temperature is 85
degrees Fahrenheit, the density altitude is about 2,000 feet, and

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