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Smooth the climb
Pull to 15 degrees at one rate and you get a clean liftoff, pull to the same 15 degrees at twice the rate and you get an overshoot, a push, and an oscillation through the first few hundred feet. The type-general rule of thumb is a rotation rate of about 2 to 3 degrees per second, which means roughly five to seven seconds from starting the pull to reaching the initial climb attitude of around 15 degrees nose-up. Count it out loud during your next takeoff and you will almost certainly discover you have been rotating in two seconds flat.
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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 1,763 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,763 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,046 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 10 at Middle Bass Island Airport, where the aircraft, a DV20, took off with a takeoff distance of 520 feet, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 39 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 54 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 17 knots from a direction of 326 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 13 knots and a tailwind of 11 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb overhead Middle Bass Island Airport, rising from an altitude of 642 feet above sea level to 1,112 feet, an increase of 470 feet in just one minute, while covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. Following this, the aircraft entered a level cruise, lasting for 2 minutes and covering another 2 nautical miles, starting 1 mile north of Put In Bay Airport.
The final approach to runway 03 at Put In Bay Airport was initiated from the southwest, with the aircraft heading at 33.0 degrees and at an altitude of 108 feet above ground level. The landing was made on the runway, which had a length of 1,763 feet, with a good threshold height. The threshold speed was slightly above the target speed at 60 knots.
The touchdown point was located very far down the runway, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 51 knots, but the touchdown rate was excellent at -76 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect. At the time of landing, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 54 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 327 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 12 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
The total flight distance was 4 nautical miles, and the flight lasted for 6 minutes, during which the aircraft used 2 pounds of fuel.
The aircraft, DV20, successfully landed at 3W2 Put In Bay Airport, achieving a perfect score of 100.0%. The final approach to runway 03 was initiated from the southwest, with a heading of 33.0° at an altitude of 108 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, utilizing more than 50% of the available length. The runway at 3W2 Put In Bay Airport is 1,763 feet long, which indicates that the pilot had sufficient runway remaining to safely stop the aircraft. However, the touchdown point was slightly further down the runway than ideal, which may have been due to the aircraft's speed at the time of touchdown.
The threshold speed was reported to be slightly above the target speed of 60 knots, which may have contributed to the long touchdown point. Nevertheless, the touchdown speed of 51 knots was still a little fast, indicating that the pilot may have been able to reduce the aircraft's speed further during the final approach.
One of the notable aspects of the landing was the excellent touchdown rate of -76 feet per minute (fpm). This indicates that the aircraft was able to touch down smoothly and with minimal impact, which is a key factor in ensuring the safety of the passengers and crew.
In terms of alignment, the runway touchdown was perfect, which suggests that the pilot had excellent control of the aircraft during the final approach. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were also favorable, with a temperature of 54°F and a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 327°. The crosswind component was 12 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots, which may have required the pilot to make some adjustments to the aircraft's heading and speed during the final approach.
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