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Improve the takeoff
A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,983 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 328 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Savage Cub taxied from its parking position to the departure runway in 9 minutes, covering a ground distance of 2 nm before lining up on runway 20 at KTRK Truckee-Tahoe Airport.
During the take-off roll the aircraft used 194 m of runway, representing 14 % of the available length, and lifted off at 49 kt; the local weather was 3 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 178°, a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 1 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced immediately after liftoff, with the airplane ascending from 6,294 ft asl to 8,122 ft asl - a gain of 1,828 ft - in 2 minutes while covering 2 nm, the climb being initiated overhead KTRK Truckee-Tahoe Airport.
The level cruise segment began 2 miles south-east of KTRK and was maintained for 20 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 31 nm at a steady altitude.
Descent started 1 mile south of South Lake Tahoe, descending from 7,919 ft asl to 6,875 ft asl - a loss of 1,044 ft - in 3 minutes and covering 4 nm.
Final approach to runway 36 at KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport was executed from the south, on a heading of 13.0° at 1 nm and 606 ft agl; the aircraft then descended from 817 ft agl to 87 ft agl in 82 seconds, meeting the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 36 was achieved with a threshold speed of 38 kt, a touchdown distance of 188 m and a touchdown speed of 35 kt; the vertical speed at touchdown was minus 108 fpm and alignment was perfect, while local conditions were 3 °C, wind 2 kt from 181°, no cross-wind and a 1 kt tail-wind component.
Rollout continued along the runway with perfect alignment; the total landing distance recorded was 305 m, representing 15 % of the runway length.
In total the flight covered 41 nm, taking 31, and used 0 kg of fuel.
Savage Cub achieved a final approach to runway 36 at KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport from the south, maintaining a heading of 13.0° at 1 nm and 606 ft agl. The aircraft descended from 817 ft agl to 87 ft agl in 82 seconds and was scored on the stabilisation gates.
At threshold the height was reported as good and the threshold speed was a little below target at 38 kt.
Touchdown occurred 188 m down the runway at a speed of 35 kt, with a smooth vertical rate of minus 108 fpm and perfect runway-touchdown alignment.
The total landing distance was 305 m, representing 15 % of the 1,983 m runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
To bring the score closer to the optimum, aim to achieve the target threshold speed more precisely and fine-tune the descent profile to match the stabilisation gates. Maintaining these parameters will help convert the solid performance into a higher rating.
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