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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 76 kt with 4.9° 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 105 ft. The distance scale changes past the runway end.
Reached 35 ft 722 ft past the runway end; then climbing at 430 fpm on average to 105 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 1,575 ft runway.
Rolled from 79 ft in, drifted right of the centreline, 31 ft at the widest, and lifted off 31 ft right. Airborne 79 % of the way down the runway, past 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.
Over the threshold
Touchdown
Excellent landing flare. It lost 4.0 points, for the nose going up and down 5 times.
No crosswind: nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 2° left of the track, 3° of bank.
Wind 270° at 1 kt · 0 kt tail · 0 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 68 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 7 s, an average deceleration of 0.34 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 1,574 ft of the approach.
Began the flare at 44 ft, 242 ft before the threshold; crossed the threshold at 21 ft, 29 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 833 ft in, 167 ft short of 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 1,574 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.
From the flare the descent stopped and turned into a climb of 110 fpm before coming down at 200 fpm to touch. The nose came up 5.1° 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 1,574 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 11 ft left of the centreline, and stayed about there down the rollout, 12 ft left at the widest.
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 833 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at EGEW Westray Airport took a brief 1 minute, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its departure roll on runway 09, utilizing 82% of the available runway to achieve liftoff at a speed of 77 knots. The takeoff distance of 1,295 feet was within the expected parameters.
As the aircraft climbed away from EGEW Westray Airport, it transitioned into an enroute climb phase, ascending from an initial altitude of 140 feet above sea level to 154 feet, an increase of 14 feet over the course of 1 minute and covering a distance of approximately 1 nautical mile. The climb was conducted in a relatively calm environment, with local weather conditions featuring a temperature of 60°F and a gentle wind of 1 knot from a direction of 269°. The aircraft then began its descent for the final approach to runway 03 at EGEP Papa Westray Airport, arriving from the south at an altitude of 67 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 03 at EGEP Papa Westray Airport, which has a length of 1,557 feet, was characterized by a touchdown point that utilized more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed of 68 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -162 feet per minute was also satisfactory. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. Local weather conditions at the time of landing featured a temperature of 59°F and a gentle wind of 1 knot from a direction of 270°. The total landing distance of 1,153 feet, which equated to 74% of the runway length, was within the expected parameters. The aircraft utilized a total of 2 pounds of fuel for the 2-nautical-mile flight, which took approximately 4 minutes to complete.
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