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Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.
Lifted off at 57 kt with 3.5° 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 189 ft.
Reached 35 ft with 2,780 ft of runway left; then climbing at 490 fpm on average to 189 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 5,880 ft runway.
Rolled from 1,954 ft in, drifted left of the centreline, 9 ft at the widest, and lifted off 9 ft left. Airborne 35 % 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 (2 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 3° right of the track, wings level.
Wind 225° at 5 kt · 4 kt head · 2 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 49 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 11 s, an average deceleration of 0.10 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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Crossed the threshold at 49 ft, close to the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,585 ft in, 585 ft past the ideal 1,000 ft.
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 5,000 ft across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 1,000 ft 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 880 fpm at 49 ft to 50 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 7.5° on the way down.
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 5,000 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 59 ft left of the centreline, and steered back to 25 ft left by the end of 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 1,585 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.12 G arrival bounced.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 24 at Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field, where the aircraft, an Icon A5, took off with a takeoff distance of 159 ft, which was 3% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 58 kt, and the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 80 °F and a gentle wind of 5 kt at 224 °.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the field. The climb was from an initial altitude of 682 ft above sea level to a final altitude of 484 ft, an increase of 199 ft in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm. The climb was smooth and efficient, taking advantage of the favorable weather conditions.
The final approach to landing was made from 1 nm out, and the aircraft descended from 63 ft above ground level to touch down on the runway. The descent was rapid, with a decrease of 50 ft in just 15 seconds, resulting in a perfect touchdown speed of 50 kt and a touchdown rate of -47 fpm. The touchdown point was 255 ft beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slight overrun.
Following the touchdown, the aircraft began its landing rollout, which took place on the runway. The altitude at the end of the rollout was 419 ft above sea level, and the distance covered was 483 ft. The rollout was smooth and controlled, with the aircraft coming to a stop in a short distance.
After the landing rollout, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 2 minutes to cover a distance of less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 3 nm, and the flight duration was 5 minutes, during which the aircraft used 1 lb of fuel. Overall, the flight was a successful and efficient operation, taking advantage of the favorable weather conditions and the capabilities of the Icon A5 aircraft.
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