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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Know your rotation speed
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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,632 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 706 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 28L at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,941 feet, which accounted for 26% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 102 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 61°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 269°. The crosswind was negligible, and the headwind was 1 knot. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead Bensenville, Illinois. The climb took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 15 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,721 feet above sea level to 15,023 feet above sea level, an increase of 13,303 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 1 mile northwest of Bannockburn, Illinois. This cruise phase lasted for 14 minutes and covered a distance of 61 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile west of Mequon, Wisconsin. The descent took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 28 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 14,566 feet above sea level to 2,999 feet above sea level, a decrease of 11,567 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 2 miles west of Lomira, Wisconsin. This cruise phase lasted for 10 minutes and covered a distance of 25 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 09 at KOSH Wittman Regional Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 91.0° at an altitude of 1,266 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 09 at KOSH Wittman Regional Airport was characterized by a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was too high at 84 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 702 feet, but the touchdown speed was too fast at 78 knots, and the touchdown rate was hard at -436 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 30 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270°, with a negligible crosswind and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,183 feet, which accounted for 21% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 32 feet from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 138 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 50 minutes. The aircraft used 326 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at KOSH Wittman Regional Airport, achieving a score of 91.9%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 91.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,266 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 09, which has a length of 5,632 feet.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was too high at 84 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. The touchdown distance was good at 702 feet, but the touchdown speed was slightly too fast at 78 knots. This resulted in a hard touchdown rate of -436 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 30 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or during the flare. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. The crosswind component was negligible, and the tailwind component was minimal at 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,183 feet, which is 21% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 32 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the braking or taxiing process.
Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of reducing the touchdown speed and maintaining a more accurate alignment with the runway centreline.
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