# 00: Get to know the Pitts S-2

Carl's Pitts is waiting for you to practice some takeoffs and landings. She is quite a handful, so take your time to get it right. You are starting at Carl's former workplace: Airbus in Hamburg.

The Pitts S-2 is a [tail dragger](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tail_Dragger) - so [landing techniques](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BwvCvieZN4) are somewhat difficult to master. You will practice quiet a few go-arounds.

## Carl's letter

> Take good care of my Pitts S-2. She is nearly as old as I am. I got her back when I worked for Saab in Linköping. You know, aviation has always been my secret passion, even though I grew up in a family of fishermen in a nice little coastal town on Åland. Building planes and flying them was my life - but the sea had its place too.

## Flight briefing

Check your [Sky Vector Flight Plan](https://skyvector.com/?ll=53.53763457444899,9.82663762351697&chart=301&zoom=3&fpl=N0152A010%20EDHI%205331N00956E%205332N01002E%20EDHI). You may also want to take a look at [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/@?api=1&map_action=map&center=53.53763457444899,9.82663762351697&zoom=12&basemap=terrain).

### Aircraft

| Aircraft type | Identification | Cruising Speed | Cruising Altitude |
| ------------- | -------------- | -------------- | ----------------- |
| PTS2          | DEUJS          | 152 kts        | 1,000 ft          |

### Weather

| Wind         | Clouds         | Visibility      | Flight rules |
| ------------ | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ |
| 180° @ 2 kts | ◔ FEW @ 175 ft | 11,445 m / 7 SM | VFR          |

### Airports

|             | Location                                 | Date & time       | Local solar time | Sun         |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ---------------- | ----------- |
| Departure   | [EDHI](https://opennav.com/airport/EDHI) | 2022-08-15T07:09Z | 07:44            | ☀ Day @ 26° |
| Destination | [EDHI](https://opennav.com/airport/EDHI) | 2022-08-15T07:16Z | 07:51            | ☀ Day @ 27° |

### Checkpoints

|     | Waypoint  | Altitude |  DTK |  HDG |    Distance |       ETE |
| :-: | --------- | -------: | ---: | ---: | ----------: | --------: |
| 01. | EDHI      |    21 ft |      |      |             |           |
| 02. | 23        |    15 ft | 052° | 052° |      0.5 NM |     01:00 |
| 03. | DH809     | 1,000 ft | 114° | 114° |      3.7 NM |     01:29 |
| 04. | DH608     | 1,000 ft | 064° | 065° |      3.6 NM |     01:25 |
| 05. | 23        |    15 ft | 269° | 269° |      6.6 NM |     02:38 |
| 06. | EDHI      |    21 ft | 232° | 232° |      0.5 NM |     01:00 |
|     | **Total** |          |      |      | **13.9 NM** | **07:30** |

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