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Improve the takeoff
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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,472 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 717 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Beechcraft Baron G58 began at Prince George Airport (CYXS) in British Columbia, Canada. The distance from parking to the runway was less than 1 nm, with a duration of 1 minute. The departure roll took place on runway 24, with a takeoff distance of 1,502 ft, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 99 kn. The local weather at departure was 60 °F, with a 1 kn wind coming from 270 °, resulting in a 0 kn crosswind and a 1 kn headwind.
The enroute climb began 1 mile west of CYXS, climbing from 3,210 ft asl to 8,009 ft asl, which was an increase of 4,799 ft. The climb lasted 3 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nm. The level cruise phase started 3 miles southeast of Beaverley Airport (CBA8) in British Columbia, with a duration of 10 minutes and covering a distance of 30 nm.
The enroute descent phase began 17 miles north of Quesnel Airport (CYQZ) in British Columbia, descending from 7,972 ft asl to 4,353 ft asl, a decrease of 3,619 ft. The descent lasted 4 minutes and covered a distance of 11 nm. The landing occurred on runway 13 at CYQZ, with a runway length of 5,472 ft. The height at threshold was 22 ft agl, with a speed of 77 kn at threshold. The touchdown occurred 711 ft from the threshold, with a touchdown speed of 73 kn and a VSI of -226 ft/m. The local weather at landing was 60 °F, with a 1 kn wind from 270 °, resulting in a 1 kn crosswind and a 1 kn tailwind. The total landing distance was 1,879 ft, accounting for 34% of the runway.
The flight concluded with a distance from the runway to parking of less than 1 nm, with a duration of less than 1 minute. The total flight distance covered was 58 nm, taking 26 minutes and using 42 lbs of fuel.
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