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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,445 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 344 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Boeing 737-700 began with a 4-minute taxi from the parking area to the runway at SLCB Jorge Wilsterman International Airport. The departure roll from runway 32 covered a distance of 1,612 meters, utilizing 47% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 136 knots, with local weather conditions reporting a temperature of 21°C and calm winds.
The enroute climb started one mile northwest of SLCB Jorge Wilsterman International Airport, climbing from 9,422 feet above sea level (asl) to 40,543 ft asl, covering a distance of 221 nm in 32 minutes. The climb reached an altitude increase of 31,122 ft.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered into a level cruise 23 miles east of SLTL San Cristóbal Toldos Airport in Nor Lipez, covering a distance of 1,023 nm over 111 minutes.
The enroute descent commenced 5 miles west of SCDQ San Lorenzo Airport Duqueco, descending from 40,105 ft asl to 1,618 ft asl in 18 minutes, covering 96 nm and achieving a total altitude decrease of 38,487 ft.
Upon final approach to runway 01 at SCQP La Araucanía Airport, the aircraft descended from the south, heading at 17.0° at 4 nm and 1,284 ft above ground level. The landing on runway 01 was successful, with good threshold speed, touchdown distance, and rate. The local weather reported a temperature of 14°C with a light tailwind.
The total landing distance was 878 m, accounting for 36% of the runway length, with a perfect runway rollout alignment. After landing, the taxi from the runway to the parking area took 1 minute.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 1,347 nm, lasting 168 minutes and consuming 7,657 kg of fuel.
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