Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Improve the rollout
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 14 stages, 12 scored
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 367 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 367 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 144 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the P-750 XSTOL was a short hop from EGPB Sumburgh to EG78 Out Skerries, covering a total distance of 38 nm. The taxi from the parking to the runway was quick, taking only 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.
Departure was from runway 33 at EGPB Sumburgh. The takeoff distance was 438 m, which was 41% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 88 kn. The local weather at the time of departure was 15 °C with a wind of 6 kn at 340 °, resulting in a crosswind of 2 kn and a headwind of 6 kn.
During the enroute climb, the aircraft ascended from 576 ft asl to 1,830 ft asl, an increase of 1,254 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm. The enroute level cruise lasted for 12 minutes, covering 30 nm, starting 2 miles south of Sandwick in the Shetland Islands.
The landing was on runway 09 at EG78 Out Skerries, with a runway length of 367 m. The aircraft approached with a height at threshold of 9 ft agl and a speed of 92 kn. The touchdown point was 144 m from the threshold, with a touchdown speed of 82 kn and a VSI of -61 ft/m. The local weather at the time of landing was 16 °C with a wind of 6 kn at 339 °, resulting in a crosswind of 6 kn and a tailwind of 2 kn. The total landing distance was 354 m, which was 97% of the runway length.
Overall, the flight took 24 minutes and consumed 53 kg of fuel. The P-750 XSTOL performed well, demonstrating its short takeoff and landing capabilities in challenging conditions.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values