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The rudder input is a changing profile through the roll rather than one that is held. So the demand on your right foot starts large at power application, eases as speed builds and the rudder gains authority, then jumps again at rotation.
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From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.
Lifted off at 94 kt with 6.4° 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 646 ft. The distance scale changes past the runway end.
Reached 35 ft at the runway end; then climbing at 980 fpm on average to 646 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 5,512 ft runway.
Rolled from 3,185 ft in, drifted left of the centreline, 7 ft at the widest, and lifted off 7 ft left. Airborne 87 % of the way down the runway, past 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 final from 4 nm.
Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.
Inside the glideslope band from 3.4 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 420 ft below 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.
Inside the 1° band from 3.4 nm, where the final began, to 3.1 nm, then drifted 450 ft right between 3.1 and 2.7 nm, then inside the band from 2.7 nm to the threshold.
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.
Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 78 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 48 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.
Inside the speed band all the way, between +1 kt and +13 kt on the approach speed of 90 kt.
Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.
Over the threshold
Touchdown
Calm: nothing to correct for. Touched down straight, wings level.
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 27 ft, 23 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,645 ft in, 645 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 470 fpm at 25 ft to 70 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 3.4° 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 7,134 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down on 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 1,645 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.08 G arrival bounced.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Baron 58P, then departed from runway 36 at KHAB Marion County Rankin Fite Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,611 feet, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 94 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 44°F and a wind speed of 0 knots from 180 degrees. There was no crosswind or headwind. The aircraft began its enroute climb overhead Hamilton, Alabama, and ascended from 1,098 feet above sea level to 2,896 feet above sea level, a total increase of 1,798 feet, in 4 minutes and covering 11 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 4 miles south of Tremont, Mississippi, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering 14 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 1 mile southwest of Godspeed Airpark Fulton, Mississippi, and descended from 2,815 feet above sea level to 1,440 feet above sea level, a total decrease of 1,374 feet, in 2 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise resumed 1 mile north of Plantersville, Mississippi, and lasted for 6 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 36 at KTUP Tupelo Regional Airport was made from the south, heading 355.0 degrees at 3 nautical miles and 546 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown point 215 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 77 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was excellent at -68 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 41°F and a wind speed of 0 knots from 251 degrees. There was no crosswind or headwind. The total landing distance was 2,765 feet, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 43 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 22 minutes. The aircraft used 64 pounds of fuel during the flight.
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