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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 835 ft agl.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 0.3 ft, 11 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed 7 kt SLOW on the reference speed of 138 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,665 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,665 m of the 3,493 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 317 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight departed from PAJN Juneau International Airport, where the aircraft began its takeoff roll on runway 08. The takeoff distance of 1,483 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway, was sufficient for the aircraft to reach a liftoff speed of 154 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 4°C.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it traversed a significant distance, covering 116 nautical miles in 21 minutes and ascending by 33,919 feet. The enroute climb phase was punctuated by several level cruise segments, including a notable 51-minute cruise at 38,799 feet above sea level, covering 383 nautical miles. The aircraft also underwent several descent phases, with the most significant decrease in altitude occurring during the descent from 38,799 feet to 9,164 feet above sea level, a drop of 29,635 feet in 14 minutes. The final approach to runway 26L at CYVR Vancouver International Airport was initiated from the east, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 279.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,024 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 26L was executed with good threshold height, threshold speed, and touchdown speed, with the aircraft touching down at 128 knots. However, the touchdown rate was slightly hard at -483 feet per minute. The total landing distance of 1,590 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway, was within acceptable limits. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, covering 1 nautical mile in 7 minutes. The total flight distance of 833 nautical miles was achieved in 149 minutes, with the aircraft consuming 4,904 kilograms of fuel.
The final approach to runway 26L at CYVR Vancouver International Airport from the east was executed with precision, with the aircraft FWB Infinity Airways aligning with the runway heading of 279.0° at 4 nm and 1,024 ft above ground level. The approach quality was excellent, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 133 kt, well within the acceptable range. As the aircraft descended onto the runway, it touched down at a distance of 323 m, with a speed of 128 kt, indicating a smooth and controlled touchdown.
The touchdown characteristics were good, with a hard touchdown rate of -483 fpm, which is slightly above the recommended rate. However, this did not compromise the overall performance of the landing. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 13°C and a wind of 6 kt at 170°, contributed to a relatively calm and stable environment for the landing.
The rollout phase was executed with some minor deviations, as the aircraft was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 14.8 m. Despite this, the total landing distance of 1,590 m, which accounts for 48% of the runway length, was well within the acceptable range. Overall, the landing performance of the FWB Infinity Airways was impressive, with a score of 93.9% reflecting the high level of proficiency demonstrated by the crew.
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