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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Level the wings with coordinated aileron to hold bank angle near zero during the initial climb, starting from 3.4°.
What happened: Bank angle was elevated during the initial climb and excess bank usually persists into the second climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator, wings level with bank angle near zero degrees.
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 28 stages, 26 scored
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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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,459 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,459 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 371 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
A Cessna Longitude departed from runway 09L at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, covering 4 nm in 21 minutes to reach the runway. The aircraft took off with a takeoff distance of 687 meters, representing 19% of the runway length, and achieved liftoff speed of 125 kt. Local weather conditions at the time of departure included a temperature of 18 °C, wind at 9 kt from 140 °, resulting in a 7 kt crosswind and a 6 kt headwind.
The enroute climb phase began overhead the airport, with the aircraft ascending from 2,018 ft to 10,012 ft in 4 minutes, covering 18 nm. The climb continued in stages, with notable increases in altitude and distance covered. The aircraft reached a cruise altitude of 44,992 ft, before beginning its descent towards Key West International Airport. The descent phase involved multiple stages, with the aircraft descending from 44,880 ft to 6,833 ft in 16 minutes, covering 111 nm. The final approach to runway 09 at Key West International Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 102 kt and a touchdown distance of 372 meters.
The landing was completed with a total landing distance of 1,005 meters, representing 69% of the runway length. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18.0 meters from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 35.1 meters. The aircraft taxied to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 631 nm, with a flight time of 115 minutes and a fuel consumption of 1,655 kg.
The Cessna Longitude touched down on runway 09 at KEYW Key West International Airport, a 1,459-meter-long runway, after a final approach from the west. The aircraft's approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 115 knots. The touchdown distance of 372 meters was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 102 knots was also good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -406 feet per minute, indicating a slightly aggressive touchdown.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18 meters from the centreline, which could have contributed to the subsequent rollout issues. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind of 13 knots at 150 degrees, resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. The total landing distance of 1,005 meters was 69% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range.
The rollout phase was marked by a significant misalignment of 35.1 meters from the centreline, which indicates a loss of directional control during the rollout. Despite this, the overall landing performance of the Cessna Longitude was satisfactory, with a score of 80.9%. The hard touchdown rate and significant misalignment during rollout were the primary areas for improvement.
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