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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 3.2°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Make one smooth continuous pitch input through the flare rather than chasing the runway with the elevator.
What happened: The flare was pumped, with pitch reversing direction several times on the way down instead of one smooth input.
Watch for: Watch the pitch attitude trend through the flare, aiming for a single steady rise through 7.7° with no reversals.
See Arrival Landing
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: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline, wings not level and speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,011 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,540 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Vision Jet taxiing from the parking area to the runway at MGGT La Aurora Airport, taking approximately 3 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. Departure roll occurred on runway 20, with the aircraft taking off at a distance of 2,663 feet, which was 29% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 95 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 65°F and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 200°. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of MGGT La Aurora Airport and climbing from an altitude of 5,735 feet above sea level to 31,836 feet above sea level, an increase of 26,101 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 67 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase began 7 miles east of Juayua, in the Departamento de Sonsonate, El Salvador, and lasted for 39 minutes, covering a distance of 178 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, beginning 1 mile southwest of Quezalguaque, in the Departamento de Leon, Nicaragua. The descent took place from an altitude of 31,731 feet above sea level to 635 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,095 feet in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 45 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 10 at MNMG Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport was made from the west, heading 99.0° at an altitude of 439 feet above ground level and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway. The landing occurred on runway 10, which had a length of 8,011 feet. The threshold height at 180 feet above ground level was excessively over target, but the threshold speed was good at 82 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 1,528 feet, and the touchdown speed was 66 knots, which was also good. The touchdown rate was good at -187 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 27 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 86°F and a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 130°, resulting in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,123 feet, which was 27% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 30 feet from the centreline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking approximately 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 296 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 86 minutes, with the aircraft using 548 pounds of fuel.
The Vision Jet aircraft successfully landed at the MNMG Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport, but with some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach to runway 10 was initiated from the west, heading 99.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 439 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's speed and altitude were well within the target parameters, with a threshold speed of 82 kt and a threshold height of 180 ft agl, which was slightly over the target.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was 66 kt, which was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate was -187 fpm, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown distance of 1,528 ft was slightly longer than the ideal, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 27 ft from the centreline. This minor deviation may have been due to the crosswind and headwind conditions, which were 7 kt and 10 kt, respectively, with a total wind speed of 13 kt at 130°.
The total landing distance of 2,123 ft was 27% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 30 ft from the centreline, indicating a minor deviation from the ideal alignment. Despite these minor deviations, the overall landing performance of the Vision Jet aircraft was satisfactory, and the pilot's skills and experience were evident in the smooth and controlled execution of the landing.
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