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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Speed on the slow side
Between four hundred and a thousand feet you're heavy, close to the ground and still carrying flap, and speed is the margin holding all three apart. Slow here doesn't feel like anything — the aeroplane climbs, the nose is up, nothing complains — right up until a turn, a gust or a bank tightens the wing's job and the margin is already gone. The fix is rarely "fly faster", it's lowering the nose a degree and letting the speed build before the next thing you do. Pitch buys altitude, speed buys options, and at this height options are the scarcer of the two.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,498 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,498 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 284 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing Mengen-Hohentengen Airfield (EDTM) in southwestern Germany, the aircraft began its journey with a taxiing period of 11 minutes, covering 2 nautical miles to reach the runway. The departure roll commenced on runway 25, with a takeoff distance of 866 meters, accounting for 69% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 134 knots, amidst local weather conditions of 11°C and a gentle tailwind of 3 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to cruising altitude, it traversed the German countryside, passing over Mengen and Krauchenwies before initiating a significant climb to 42,026 feet above sea level. This ascent, which covered 124 nautical miles, took 20 minutes to complete. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, lasting 18 minutes and covering 144 nautical miles, before beginning its descent into the English Channel. The final descent phase, which started near Melsele, Belgium, and concluded near London City Airport (EGLC), involved a decrease of 32,663 feet in 18 minutes, covering 115 nautical miles.
Upon reaching EGLC, the aircraft initiated a final approach to runway 09, aligning with the runway at 3 nautical miles and 1,781 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a touchdown distance of 191 meters, accounting for 59% of the runway length. The aircraft touched down at a speed of 116 knots, slightly above the recommended threshold speed of 124 knots. The total landing distance was 781 meters, with a runway rollout alignment that was deemed very good. Following a taxiing period of 4 minutes, the aircraft arrived at the parking area, having completed a total flight distance of 485 nautical miles and consuming 1,374 kilograms of fuel in the process.
The aircraft, C750, successfully executed a final approach to runway 09 at EGLC London City Airport from the west, aligning with the runway at a heading of 93.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,781 feet above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 124 knots, well within the acceptable range. As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the touchdown distance of 191 meters was within the expected parameters, but the touchdown speed of 116 knots was slightly above the ideal value.
The touchdown characteristics were notable for a hard touchdown rate of -522 feet per minute, which may have been influenced by the slight excess in touchdown speed. However, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating precise control and coordination from the pilot. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 13°C and a wind of 10 knots at 70°, contributed to a relatively calm environment for the landing. The crosswind component of 4 knots and the headwind component of 9 knots were well within manageable limits.
The total landing distance of 781 meters, representing 59% of the runway length, was within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control and stability during the critical phase of the landing. Overall, the landing performance of C750 was satisfactory, with a score of 95.0%, reflecting a high level of proficiency and control.
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