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Maintain the centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: six checks at the point nearest 500 ft above the runway after the base turn. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,256 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 279 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Pesim FPV Drone Racer taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a journey that took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The drone then took off from runway 30R at KBFL Meadows Field, with a takeoff distance of 406 meters, which accounted for 18% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 82 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 320 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 4 knots. The drone then entered a left-hand pattern from runway 30R, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in just 30 seconds.
As the drone continued its pattern, it encountered a crosswind from runway 30R, which it navigated in 36 seconds, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The drone then proceeded to the downwind turn, which required a distance of 3 nautical miles and an angle of 88.7 degrees to the runway. The downwind leg itself took 58 seconds to complete, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The drone then turned onto the base leg, which required a distance of 3 nautical miles and an angle of 47.9 degrees to the runway. The base leg took 82 seconds to complete, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The final turn, which brought the drone onto the final approach, took just 24 seconds to complete, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The final approach to runway 30R was made from the southeast, with a heading of 306.0 degrees and an altitude of 373 feet above ground level. The drone then landed on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 276 meters, which was 20% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 58 knots, and the touchdown rate was an excellent -72 feet per minute.
However, the drone's landing was not without some issues, as it touched down significantly off-centerline, 16.7 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 224 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance was 456 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 17.9 meters from the centerline.
Despite some minor issues with alignment, the drone's landing was otherwise successful, and it used a total of 0 kilograms of fuel during the flight. The total flight distance was 14 nautical miles, and the flight took approximately 9 minutes to complete.
The Pesim FPV Drone Racer successfully landed on runway 30R at KBFL Meadows Field, achieving a score of 91.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 306.0° at 2 nautical miles and 373 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 2,256 meters, and the threshold height was reported as good.
During the final approach, the aircraft's threshold speed was slightly below the target at 64 knots. However, the touchdown distance was good at 276 meters, and the touchdown speed was also within acceptable limits at 58 knots. The touchdown rate was particularly impressive, with an excellent rate of -72 feet per minute.
Despite the successful landing, there were some notable issues with the aircraft's alignment. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 16.7 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 17.9 meters from the centerline. These misalignments may have been caused by factors such as wind or pilot error.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 20°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from 224°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was negligible at 0 knots. Overall, the Pesim FPV Drone Racer demonstrated good landing skills, but there is room for improvement in terms of alignment and speed control.
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