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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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 2,039 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,039 m of the 3,290 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 564 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Boeing 737-800 began with a departure roll from runway 04 at RPVM Lapu Lapu/Mactan-Cebu Intl. The takeoff distance was 3,571 ft, which was 33% of the total runway length. The liftoff speed was 144 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 79°F with no wind, resulting in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 0 knots.
The enroute climb started overhead RPVM Lapu Lapu/Mactan-Cebu Intl, climbing from 1,087 ft asl to 4,069 ft asl. This was an increase of 2,982 ft in just 1 minute, covering a climb distance of 3 nm and finishing 3 miles east of RPVM Lapu Lapu/Mactan-Cebu Intl.
Once at cruising altitude, the flight continued for 15 nm in 4 minutes, finishing 7 miles south of Talisay, still in central Visayas, Philippines.
The enroute descent began 7 miles south of Talisay, descending from 3,860 ft asl to 1,806 ft asl. This decrease of 2,054 ft was completed in 2 minutes, covering a descent distance of 7 nm and finishing 2 miles west of Cordova.
For landing back at RPVM Lapu Lapu/Mactan-Cebu Intl on runway 04 with a length of 10,793 ft, the aircraft touched down at a speed of 121 knots. The touchdown point was 1,843 ft from the threshold, with a touchdown vertical speed indicator showing a descent rate of -116 ft/m.
The landing rollout on runway 04 was 4,440 ft, with a total landing distance of 6,389 ft, accounting for 59% of the available runway length. The aircraft taxied to the parking area from runway 04, covering a distance of less than 1 nm in a 3-minute duration.
Overall, the total flight distance covered was 33 nm over a duration of 70 minutes, consuming a total of 1,576 lbs of fuel. The flight operations were successfully completed following all standard procedures and protocols.
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