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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Smooth the climb
A good takeoff has a defined shape. It also has a defined end. For an airliner that's thrust reduction and acceleration, commonly somewhere around 1,000 to 1,500 ft above the airfield depending on the operator, while for a light aircraft it's established at Vy with the flaps on schedule. Most simmers have no defined end to their takeoff, which is exactly why it never gets judged.
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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 1,388 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,388 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 235 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cessna 208B flight began with a departure roll from runway 27 at TFFS Le Saints. The takeoff distance was 310 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 80 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was 29°C with a 4 knot wind coming from 100°, resulting in a 2 knot crosswind and a 4 knot tailwind.
The enroute climb commenced over TFFS Le Saints Terre De Haut in Guadeloupe, climbing from 205 feet above sea level to 1,627 feet, reaching a total altitude increase of 1,422 feet in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase 2 miles southeast of TFFS Le Saints Terre De Haut, lasting 6 minutes and covering 18 nautical miles.
The flight concluded with a landing on runway 27 at TDPD Melville Hall, which had a runway length of 1,388 meters. The height at threshold was 25 feet above ground level, and the speed at threshold was 76 knots. The touchdown occurred 232 meters from the threshold at a speed of 64 knots with a vertical speed indicator showing a descent rate of -96 feet per minute. The local weather at the time of landing was 29°C with a 2 knot wind coming from 270°, resulting in a 1 knot crosswind and a 2 knot headwind. The total landing distance was 455 meters, equivalent to 33% of the runway length.
After landing, the taxi from the runway to the parking area took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance from departure to landing was 31 nautical miles, with a duration of 26 minutes and fuel consumption of 50 kilograms.
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