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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Smooth the climb
A good takeoff has a defined shape. It also has a defined end. For an airliner that's thrust reduction and acceleration, commonly somewhere around 1,000 to 1,500 ft above the airfield depending on the operator, while for a light aircraft it's established at Vy with the flaps on schedule. Most simmers have no defined end to their takeoff, which is exactly why it never gets judged.
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From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.
Lifted off at 74 kt with 1.3° of pitch.
Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The figure at liftoff is the pitch then.
The takeoff, point by point
Side view from the start of the roll to 226 ft.
Reached 35 ft at the runway end; then climbing at 630 fpm on average to 226 ft.
The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length.
Plan view the roll down the 787 m runway.
Rolled from 250 m in, never more than 0.4 m off the centreline. Airborne 57 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.
The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.
Over the threshold
Touchdown
Little crosswind (1 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 3° left of the track, wings level.
Wind 270° at 2 kt · 0 kt tail · 1 kt across
The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.
From 56 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 16 s, an average deceleration of 0.08 g.
Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.
Side view — the last 787 m of the approach.
Crossed the threshold at 9 ft, 41 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 104 m in, 201 m short of the ideal 305 m.
The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 787 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 305 m in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.
Sink and pitch — through the flare, lined up with the side view.
The sink went from 140 fpm at 8 ft to 80 fpm at 7 ft, then back up to 160 fpm at touchdown. The pitch barely changed.
Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −600 is 600 ft a minute down. Below, the pitch. In a flare the nose comes up and the descent slows towards 0. The figure at the touchdown line is your touchdown rate.
Plan view — the full 787 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2.1 m left of the centreline, and stayed within 2.3 m of it down the rollout.
The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.
The 104 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 0.34 G arrival bounced.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 34 at PASO Seldovia Airport, where the aircraft, a PA28 Warrior II, accelerated down the 787-meter runway and lifted off at a speed of 74 kt. The takeoff distance was 234 meters, which accounted for 30% of the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16 °C and a wind speed of 2 kt from a direction of 269 °, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead Seldovia, Alaska. The aircraft ascended from an altitude of 268 feet above sea level to 602 feet, an increase of 334 feet, in just 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The climb was a smooth and efficient one, allowing the aircraft to reach its cruising altitude quickly.
After completing the enroute climb, the aircraft began its descent, which started overhead the PASO Seldovia Airport. The descent was from an altitude of 598 feet above sea level to 39 feet, a decrease of 559 feet, in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The descent was also a smooth and controlled one, allowing the aircraft to reach its final approach altitude safely.
The final approach to runway 34 at PASO Seldovia Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 10.0 ° at an altitude of 12 feet above ground level and a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The landing was made at a speed of 61 kt, which was slightly below the target threshold speed. The touchdown distance was 102 meters, which was good, and the touchdown speed was 56 kt, also good. The touchdown rate was -157 feet per minute, which was also good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft throughout the landing. The total landing distance was 451 meters, which accounted for 57% of the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as at the time of departure, with a temperature of 15 °C and a wind speed of 2 kt from a direction of 269 °, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind.
The total flight distance was 2 nautical miles, and the flight took 4 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 1 kilogram of fuel during the flight, indicating a high level of fuel efficiency. Overall, the flight was a smooth and controlled one, with the pilot demonstrating good flying skills and a high level of situational awareness.
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