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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Maintain the centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,034 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 389 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Douglas DC-3 started with a smooth taxi from the parking area to the runway at LEVX Vigo Airport, taking 8 minutes to cover less than 1 nm. The departure roll was from runway 01, with a takeoff distance of 603 m (25% of the runway). The liftoff speed was 84 kn. The local weather showed a temperature of 12 °C, with a wind speed of 5 kn at 20 ° resulting in a crosswind of 1 kn and a headwind of 5 kn.
The enroute climb began 1 mile north of LEVX Vigo Airport, climbing from 1,347 ft asl to 3,728 ft asl in 4 minutes, covering 8 nm. The level cruise started 2 miles south of Porrino and lasted 9 minutes, covering 16 nm. The descent phase began 3 miles south of Rubiais, descending from 3,740 ft asl to 2,938 ft asl in 2 minutes, covering 5 nm. Another level cruise followed, starting 3 miles southwest of Ponte de Lima, lasting 8 minutes and covering 15 nm. The next descent phase occurred overhead Barqueiros, descending from 3,107 ft asl to 1,674 ft asl in 2 minutes, covering 5 nm. A final level cruise started overhead Amorim, lasting 9 minutes and covering 12 nm.
The final approach to runway 35 at LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport came from the south, heading 351.0 ° at 1 nm and 457 ft agl. The landing on runway 35 was smooth, with a touchdown distance of 387 m, a touchdown speed of 67 kn, and a good touchdown rate of -182 ft/m. The total landing distance was 1,184 m, 39% of the runway, with a perfect runway rollout alignment. The local weather at the airport showed a temperature of 14 °C, with a light wind. After landing, taxiing back to the parking area took 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the total flight distance was 67 nm, taking a total of 41 minutes and using 142 kg of fuel. The flight in the Douglas DC-3 was efficient and successful, with smooth operations from takeoff to landing.
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