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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 2.6° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 9.5° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,351 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 264 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question started on the taxiway, where the Vision Jet aircraft took 15 minutes to cover 3 nautical miles before reaching the runway. Upon reaching runway 21L at KNYL Yuma International Airport / Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, the departure roll commenced, and the aircraft accelerated down the runway, reaching liftoff speeds of 92 knots in 436 meters, which was just 15% of the runway's length.
As the aircraft lifted off, it began climbing, reaching an altitude of 24,942 feet above sea level, climbing from an initial 1,198 feet. This impressive climb, spanning 23,745 feet in just 20 minutes, covered a distance of 57 nautical miles, taking the aircraft enroute from the departure point over head KNYL Yuma International Airport to the point 2 miles north east of AZ00 Morton Field Ultralight Flightpark.
Here, the aircraft levelled at cruise altitude, lasting 14 minutes and covering 69 nautical miles. The cruise ended, and the descent started, taking the aircraft from 24,774 feet to 5,249 feet in 16 minutes over a distance of 72 nautical miles. The aircraft continued to descend, and a brief level cruise took place 1 mile south east of Drexel Heights, lasting 5 minutes and covering 8 nautical miles.
Another descent started at 1 mile west of Tucson Estates, where the aircraft descended from 5,209 feet to 3,723 feet in 3 minutes over a distance of 7 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 11L at KTUS Tucson International Airport commenced from the north west, at a heading of 135 degrees and 3 nautical miles out. This approach marked the beginning of the landing sequence.
Touchdown was smooth, and the aircraft landed on runway 11L, which had a length of 3,351 meters. The threshold height was reported as good, and the touchdown speed of 70 knots was within acceptable limits. The touchdown distance, however, measured in at 261 meters, and the touchdown rate of -87 feet per minute was considered excellent. Notably, there was slightly poor runway alignment, with the aircraft touchdown position being 6.9 meters off the centreline.
Following landing, the pilot managed the runway rollout, which concluded 662 meters down the runway, equating to 20% of the runway length. Unfortunately, the runway alignment during rollout was slightly misaligned, with a deviation of 9.3 meters from the centreline. A swift taxiing process, lasting only 2 minutes, took the aircraft to the parking area, having covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight distance covered was 220 nautical miles, taking 1 hour and 10 minutes, during which 241 kilograms of fuel were consumed.
Aircraft Vision Jet successfully landed at KTUS Tucson International Airport on runway 11L with a final approach score of 96.2%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north-west with a heading of 135.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,140 feet above ground level.
The Vision Jet landed on the runway with good threshold height and threshold speed well above the target at 80 knots. Upon touching down, the aircraft demonstrated a good touchdown distance of 261 meters, a touchdown speed of 70 knots that was satisfactory, and an excellent touchdown rate of -87 feet per minute, indicating a gentle touchdown.
Notably, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.9 meters from the centreline, but considering the challenging conditions, the deviation was relatively minimal. The aircraft experienced a slight crosswind of 2 knots but a moderate headwind also of 2 knots, which could have complicated the landing. However, the skilled pilot managed to navigate the aircraft to a safe and stable touchdown.
After touchdown, the Vision Jet rolled along the runway, ending up slightly misaligned by 9.3 meters from the centreline. Despite the deviations, the aircraft came to a stop at an impressive total landing distance of 662 meters, which is a fraction of the total runway length. This suggests that the Vision Jet demonstrated excellent braking performance, further highlighting the pilot's skill and the aircraft's capabilities.
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