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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,190 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 701 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 04 at LaGuardia Airport (KLGA). The takeoff distance was 594 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 127 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°. The crosswind and tailwind were both 1 knot. The enroute climb started overhead College Point, New York, where the aircraft climbed from 1,022 feet above sea level to 16,585 feet above sea level, an increase of 15,564 feet in 8 minutes and covering 27 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile north of South Plainfield, New Jersey, and lasted 2 minutes, covering 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 16,499 feet above sea level to 31,277 feet above sea level, an increase of 14,779 feet in 4 minutes and covering 22 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 1 mile southwest of Solebury, Pennsylvania, and lasted 2 minutes, covering 16 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent, starting 2 miles northwest of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and descending from 31,734 feet above sea level to 9,730 feet above sea level, a decrease of 22,004 feet in 16 minutes and covering 93 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started overhead Fort Meade, Maryland, and lasted 7 minutes, covering 25 nautical miles.
The descent continued, starting 3 miles north of Waldorf, Maryland, and descending from 9,014 feet above sea level to 1,987 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,027 feet in 8 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started overhead Fort Washington, Maryland, and lasted 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 01 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) was made from the south, heading 356.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,344 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 01, which had a length of 2,190 meters. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 122 knots.
The touchdown point was 276 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 104 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was fair at -292 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 957 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 206 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 60 minutes, with no fuel consumption.
The Cessna Longitude aircraft successfully landed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) on runway 01. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 356.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,344 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and it scored 84.5%.
The aircraft's approach to the runway was satisfactory, with the threshold height being well above the target at 74 feet agl. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 122 knots. The touchdown point was located 276 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which indicates that the aircraft landed slightly short of the intended position. The touchdown speed of 104 knots was within the acceptable range, but the touchdown rate of -292 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.5 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the aircraft's heading or the wind conditions. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and there was no headwind.
The total landing distance of 957 meters was 44% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the Cessna Longitude aircraft performed well during the landing, with some minor deviations from the target parameters. The pilot's skills and the aircraft's capabilities were demonstrated during the landing, and the outcome was satisfactory.
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