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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the centreline.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,233 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,093 ft touchdown sits inside 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 13 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 28C at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 3,344 feet, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 147 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 57°F and winds of 11 knots at 69°. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the tailwind was 10 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Bensenville, Illinois, and ascending from 1,704 feet above sea level to 42,927 feet above sea level, an increase of 41,223 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 84 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile west of IS73 Woodley Aerial Spray Airport in New Bedford, Illinois, and lasting 14 minutes, covering a distance of 117 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 6 miles southeast of Milton, Iowa, and descending from 42,968 feet above sea level to 3,310 feet above sea level, a decrease of 39,659 feet in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 142 nautical miles.
The aircraft then initiated another climb, starting 1 mile northeast of MU84 Michael Farm Airport in Lone Jack, Missouri, and ascending from 3,056 feet above sea level to 4,064 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,009 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles south of MU84 Michael Farm Airport and lasting 3 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile north of Grandview, Missouri, and descending from 3,891 feet above sea level to 3,292 feet above sea level, a decrease of 598 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise, starting overhead Leawood, Kansas, and lasting 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 01 at KMKC Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport was made from the south, heading 16.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,578 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 01 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,095 feet, which was good. However, the touchdown speed of 115 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was very heavy at -809 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 19 feet from the centreline, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 54°F and winds of 8 knots at 89°. The crosswind was 8 knots, while the headwind was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 2,608 feet, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 43 feet from the centreline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 380 nautical miles, taking 78 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,288 pounds of fuel.
Aircraft C750 successfully landed at KMKC Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, achieving an overall score of 82.2%. The final approach to runway 01 was initiated from the south, with a heading of 16.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,578 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway, with a touchdown speed of 115 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. However, the touchdown distance of 1,095 feet was within the acceptable range. The threshold height at 81 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high on approach.
The landing was performed in a local weather condition of 54°F temperature and 8 kt wind at 89°. The crosswind component was 8 kt, while the headwind component was 2 kt. The aircraft's performance was affected by these wind conditions, but it was able to maintain control and land safely.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 19 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to the aircraft's heading or the wind conditions. The touchdown rate was very heavy at -809 feet per minute (fpm), indicating that the aircraft may have been experiencing a high rate of descent.
The total landing distance was 2,608 feet, which accounted for 42% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 43 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to the aircraft's heading or the wind conditions.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, including the high threshold height, slightly fast touchdown speed, and heavy touchdown rate. However, the aircraft's performance was affected by the wind conditions, and the pilot was able to maintain control and land safely.
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