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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 75 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 93 kt against a rotation target of 75 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 75 kt.
See Departure Roll
The 45-degrees-behind-the-wing cue assumes you can turn your head and use peripheral vision. Downwind spacing cues like "put the wingtip halfway up the strut" assume a fixed, known eyepoint. Neither survives a monitor unmodified. If you fly on a fixed monitor, stop pretending and fly a numbers-based circuit.
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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 for a circuit: seven checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,737 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 205 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This flight was conducted in a Camair Twin Navion aircraft, departing from Glasgow Prestwick Airport (EGPK). The taxiing process from the parking area to the runway took less than a minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 30, with a takeoff distance of 313 meters, which is approximately 11% of the runway length.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 15 °C and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 269 °. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots. The aircraft then entered a left-hand pattern from runway 30, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles in 30 seconds.
As the aircraft continued its left-hand pattern, it encountered a crosswind from runway 30, which it navigated in less than 1 nautical mile in 15 seconds. The pattern then proceeded with a downwind turn, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles at an angle of 45 degrees to the runway, with an angle of 17.9 °. The downwind leg itself was very short, covering less than 1 nautical mile in 0 seconds.
The final approach to runway 12 was made from the north-west, heading 123.0 ° at an altitude of 70 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway. The landing on runway 12 was successful, with a runway length of 2,737 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 81 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 204 meters, but the touchdown speed of 80 knots was slightly faster than ideal. However, the touchdown rate was excellent at -54 feet per minute (fpm). Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 5.0 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14 °C and a wind speed of 25 knots from a direction of 208 °, resulting in a crosswind of 25 knots and a headwind of 1 knot.
The total flight distance was 10 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 4 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Camair Twin Navion successfully landed at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport, achieving a score of 99.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-west, aligning itself with a heading of 123.0° at an altitude of 70 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway.
Upon landing, the aircraft demonstrated good control and precision, touching down on the runway with a speed of 81 knots, which was within the acceptable threshold speed range. The touchdown distance of 204 meters was also satisfactory, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown speed of 80 knots was slightly faster than ideal, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to maintain a more optimal speed during the final approach.
The aircraft's touchdown rate was an impressive -54 feet per minute (fpm), which is an excellent indicator of the pilot's skill and control. This rate suggests that the aircraft was able to touch down with minimal impact, reducing the risk of damage to the aircraft and minimizing the stress on the landing gear.
One minor issue was noted during the landing, with the aircraft touching down slightly off-centerline, deviating by 5.0 meters from the runway's centerline. This deviation may have been due to a slight misalignment during the final approach or a minor error in the pilot's control inputs.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C and a wind speed of 25 knots from a direction of 208°. This resulted in a crosswind component of 25 knots and a headwind component of 1 knot, which the pilot successfully managed during the landing. Overall, the Camair Twin Navion's landing at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport was a successful and controlled operation, with the pilot demonstrating excellent skills and precision.
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