Flying a Cessna 172 for 65 days nonstop

Re:Flying a Cessna 172 for 65 days nonstop by cjbprime on Saturday October 06, 2018 @03:35PM (#18156818)

Am not a pilot, but why would they need takeoff speed, rather than to just stay above the minimum speed before stalling? That $V_s0$ speed is more like 65Km/h.

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Re:Flying a Cessna 172 for 65 days nonstop by JshWright on Saturday October 06, 2018 @04:18PM (#18157044)

Also important to note that's airspeed, not ground speed. If they're driving/flying into a headwind, the ground speed (the speed the truck cares about) is even lower.

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