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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Know your rotation speed
Not the biggest loss in points — the one thing on this flight a check pilot would raise first, and the guide passage for it.
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 3,008 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 3,008 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 361 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 34 at KONP Newport Municipal Airport. The aircraft, a TBM 930, took off with a takeoff distance of 712 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 108 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots blowing from 327 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 7 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile north of KONP. The climb started from an altitude of 1,030 feet above sea level and reached a height of 5,093 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,063 feet in just 5 minutes. During this climb, the aircraft covered a distance of 16 nautical miles. The climb was followed by an enroute descent, which began 1 mile east of Yachats. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 5,009 feet above sea level to 1,384 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,625 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 15 at 6S2 Florence Mun was made from the north, with a heading of 170.0 degrees at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,315 feet above ground level. The landing was made on a runway with a length of 917 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was slightly below the target speed at 80 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 110 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 77 knots. The touchdown rate was good at -178 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 6 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 2 knots blowing from 194 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 493 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway in just 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 37 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 17 minutes. The aircraft used 67 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at the 6S2 Florence Mun airport, achieving a score of 91.9%. The final approach was conducted from the north, heading 170.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,315 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 15, which has a length of 917 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 80 knots. This could be due to the aircraft's descent rate being slightly steeper than intended, or the pilot's decision to flare the aircraft slightly earlier than planned.
The touchdown distance was good, measuring 110 meters, which is a reasonable distance for a landing on a runway of this length. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 77 knots, which may have been due to the aircraft's momentum carrying it forward after touchdown. The touchdown rate was good, measuring -178 feet per minute (fpm), which indicates that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of touchdown smoothly.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the centerline of the runway as it touched down. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 6°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from 194°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 2 knots, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and make the landing more stable.
The total landing distance was 493 meters, which is 54% of the runway length. This is a reasonable distance, considering the aircraft's speed and the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its alignment with the centerline of the runway as it rolled out after touchdown. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop within a reasonable distance.
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