Actually there is no " ideal" throttle position for takeoff or flying. And you dont need WOT for takeoff either. What you need for any airplane is sufficient air speed. Thats the energy I was mentioning. If you have sufficient air speed (builtup through sufficient takeoff run) you can takeoff with 60-70% throttle and still have some reserve power if needed. On the other hand, if you apply WOT and try to takeoff in as short a distance as possible, you may not have sufficient airspeed to recover if the engine cuts. That is with the engine and airplane configuration I have atleast. But then I am not exceeding the recommended engine size either. I found that with this setting you can easily climb to your desired flying altitude by doing a full circuit, during which time you may want to make any slight trim modifications

Ameyam