AGL Drag NOTAMs 
Flying Magazine
JULY 22, 2025
The yaw damper automatically activates when 250 feet up on takeoff and deactivates at 200 feet agl on landing. When that big Hartzell prop flattens out, it produces a lot of drag that lets one nicely fine-tune speed and rate of descent. Once we canceled IFR, we spent some time hand-flying the AX.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 26, 2024
However, the increased drag might make it impossible to take off again. Check NOTAMs Before departure, check the Notices to Air Missions (NOTAM) publication. You might find a NOTAM about your destination’s surface conditions. Don’t depend on NOTAMs to provide up-to-date information on soft field conditions.
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