One notch is the best compromise between extra lift and extra drag. Full flaps may help the wheels leave the ground a little sooner but the climb angle and rate will likely suffer..... (accelerating with no flaps and poping them to full at rotation is a common bush flying technique for getting off short)
I can't comment for Mitch but in the case of the video of me making that take-off... that was a first flight.
On a first flight I do everything I can to keep things as simple as possible. During the flight I did slow flight approaching a stall with and without flaps, after which I feel comfortable using flaps for the landing.
In most normal take-off situations I use half flaps. The primary exception to that for me would be a gusty crosswind.
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Scott McDaniels
Van's Aircraft Engineering Prototype Shop Manager
Hubbard, Oregon
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