On Wednesday our PPL class took two aeroplanes to Atherton for a lesson on short- and soft-field take-offs and landings. For some of them it was their first time taking off or landing on a grass airstrip, and for all it was a great learning experience.
While they were waiting for their turn to fly, they calculated the theoretical take-off and landing performance of the aeroplanes, and marked out the distances along the side of the airstrip with cones. The actual numbers were surprisingly close!
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| Calculating take-off and landing distances for the actual conditions |
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| Watching a classmate take-off |
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| Lunch break! |
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| Short field take-off |
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| View from the cockpit |
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| Aircraft on final and its shadow |
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| Part of the happy crew - Joe, Shan and Jacob |
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