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Height above the lowest point against distance to run, both in ft. It kept its airspeed on the way down: nowhere was it slow and sinking fast.
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Arrival
Line up with the landing spot earlier, so the last part of the approach needs only gentle turns.
What happened: The steepest bank on the approach was 67°, against 20° for full marks.
Watch for: Bank angle: within 20° on the approach.
See Arrival Approach
As you slow through about 20 knots near the end, add collective to offset the loss of translational lift, together with the matching pedal. Keep some forward speed until you're close to the ground.
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Height above the lowest point against distance to run, both in ft. It kept its airspeed on the way down: nowhere was it slow and sinking fast.
From the flight's own track
Height above the lowest point against distance to run, both in ft. It kept its airspeed on the way down: nowhere was it slow and sinking fast.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied to runway 12 at LOKL Lienz-Nikolsdorf Airfield and commenced the departure roll. Takeoff was achieved after an 80 m ground run, representing 12 % of the available runway, with a liftoff speed of 24 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 22 °C, wind from 138° at 2 kt, a headwind component of 2 kt and no cross-wind.
Climb began while the helicopter was overhead LOKL Lienz-Nikolsdorf Airfield near Lengberg, Tirol, Austria. The flight ascended from 1,891 ft asl to 1,940 ft asl, a gain of 49 ft, in 1 minute while covering 2 nm.
Level cruise was established over the same area and persisted for 2 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 1 nm at a constant altitude.
Landing was executed on the Lienz-Nikolsdorf Airfield runway. The aircraft touched down at a speed of 5 kt with a smooth vertical rate of minus 113 fpm, landing before the runway threshold. Weather at the time remained a temperature of 22 °C, wind from 138° at 2 kt, with a cross-wind component of 1 kt and a head-wind component of 1 kt.
In total the flight covered 3 nm, taking 4, and consumed 6 kg of fuel.
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