How to i make a smooth takeoff in the hornet(from airfield)? I have flaps half and stab at 12 degrees. I start adding back pressure at around 120 knots, but i dont always get a nice liftoff, she kind off skipping off the runway. It just feels wrong, am i trying to get her to fly to early? I know rotation speed is dependent on weight and i check my takeoffweight before every takeoff(its in the checklist ddi page) and try to adjust my rotation speed accordingly but still not perfect. And when i have liftoff i climb 7 degrees and manually take in the flap and get a aggressive pitch up movement. Should i let the flaps automaticly retract at 250 knots or manually retract them when positive rate of climb is achieved?
Sorry for long post, its been bugging me i wanna do clean crisp takeoffs :)