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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Know your rotation speed
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,815 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 269 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Boeing 737-800 began with a short 2-minute taxi from the parking area to the runway at CYZP Sandspit Airport. The departure roll took place on runway 13, with the aircraft using 60% of the 937-meter runway for takeoff. The liftoff speed was 147 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was 11°C with a 7-knot wind coming from 146°, resulting in a headwind of 7 knots.
The enroute climb started 1 mile southeast of CYZP Sandspit Airport, climbing from 1,046 feet above sea level to 39,574 feet, covering a distance of 269 nautical miles in 36 minutes. The level cruise portion of the flight began 33 miles northeast of CAE4 Tsacha Lake Airport and lasted 171 minutes, covering 1,468 nautical miles.
The descent phase of the flight commenced 5 miles northwest of CNJ8 White River Seaplane Base, descending from 39,656 feet to 2,742 feet over a distance of 155 miles in 17 minutes. The landing was on runway 03 at CYTS Timmins/Victor M. Power Airport, with the aircraft touching down 269 meters from the threshold at a speed of 126 knots. The total landing distance was 767 meters, accounting for 42% of the runway length of 1,815 meters.
After landing, a brief 1-minute taxi brought the aircraft from the runway to the parking area. The total flight distance covered was 1,899 nautical miles over a duration of 234 minutes. The flight consumed 9,888 kilograms of fuel. Overall, the flight was smooth and efficient, with the aircraft performing well throughout each phase of the journey.
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