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MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Smooth the climb
Enroute Climb scored 58.99 % — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft, then GPWS warning; bank angle up to 82.3 ° at 15 %, g force -1.00 to 3.09 g at 55 % was the weak point. Fixed, this flight scores 95.10 %.
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Start to finish · 14 stages, 12 in the score
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From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.
Lifted off at 138 kt with 4.2° 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 shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.
The takeoff, point by point
Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 855 ft.
Reached 35 ft with 8,080 ft of runway left; then climbing at 1,660 fpm on average to 855 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. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.
Plan view the roll down the 12,413 ft runway.
Rolled from 301 ft in, never more than 5 ft off the centreline, in 10 kn of crosswind from the left. Airborne 26 % of the way down the runway, before 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. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.
The final from 4 nm.
Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 1° band in green.
Inside the glideslope band from 4 nm to the threshold, never more than 250 ft above the slope.
Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 1,000 ft past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber.
Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.
Joined 1,840 ft right of the centreline.
Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.
Over the threshold
Touchdown
9 kt across from the left, which takes about 4° of crab to hold the centreline at 126 kt. Touched down straight - the crab taken out before the wheels touched, wings level.
Wind 310° at 11 kt · 5 kt head · 9 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.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Crossed the threshold at 37 ft, 13 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,403 ft in, 403 ft past 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 5,000 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.
The sink went from 420 fpm at 34 ft to 230 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.8° 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 first 5,000 ft of the 12,413 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 6 ft right of the centreline, and stayed within 7 ft of it down the rollout.
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 arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.
The 1,403 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.29 G arrival bounced 4 times.
The rest of the report
A B-2 Spirit aircraft departed from Whiteman Air Force Base, located at KSZL, on runway 01. The takeoff distance covered 24% of the runway, which is 3,018 feet long. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 138 knots, reaching the desired altitude quickly.
As the aircraft began its enroute climb, it started 1 mile northeast of Whiteman Air Force Base. The climb was initiated from an altitude of 1,833 feet above sea level and reached 2,172 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. This impressive climb demonstrates the B-2 Spirit's exceptional performance capabilities.
Upon completing the enroute climb, the aircraft began its final approach to runway 01 at Whiteman Air Force Base. The approach was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 1.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,307 feet above ground level and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 01 was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 126 knots. The touchdown distance was 1,397 feet, which is well within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate was fair at -233 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The aircraft's performance during the landing was impressive, considering the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 37 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 11 knots at 310 degrees.
The total landing distance covered 32% of the runway, which is 3,974 feet long. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively. The total flight distance was 11 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 5 minutes. The aircraft consumed 2,054 pounds of fuel during the flight.
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