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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 3.4° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 21° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
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 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 300 ft gate: no landing flap set, sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope, off the centreline and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,494 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 636 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the F-35C Lightning taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Milano Linate Airport, taking approximately 6 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 18, with a takeoff distance of 1,048 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 200 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 210 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb over San Donato Milanese, Lombardia, Italy. The climb started at an altitude of 1,195 feet above sea level and reached a maximum altitude of 29,903 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,708 feet in just 9 minutes, covering a distance of 67 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase of the flight began 4 miles south of Temu, Lombardia, Italy, and lasted for 58 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 589 nautical miles. Following this, the enroute descent phase started 5 miles east of Gdynia, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, and lasted for 7 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 29,877 feet above sea level to 1,821 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,056 feet.
The final approach to runway 31 at Oksywie Military Air Base was made from the southeast, heading 292.0 degrees, at an altitude of 1,612 feet above ground level and a distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway. The landing was executed on runway 31, which had a length of 2,494 meters. The threshold height at 128 feet above ground level was found to be excessively over target, but the threshold speed was good at 171 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 443 meters, and the touchdown speed was also good at 122 knots. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -485 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.6 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 312 degrees.
The total landing distance was 833 meters, which accounted for 33% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking less than 1 minute and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 666 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 79 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 6,928 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The F-35C Lightning aircraft successfully landed at EPOK Oksywie Military Air Base, achieving an overall score of 80.4%. The final approach to runway 31 was initiated from the south east, with a heading of 292.0° at 1 nautical mile and 1,612 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated good control and precision during the approach, ultimately landing on the runway with a touchdown speed of 122 knots.
The threshold height at 128 feet agl was found to be excessively over target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high during the approach. However, the threshold speed of 171 knots was within the acceptable range, suggesting that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled descent. The touchdown distance of 443 meters was also good, indicating that the aircraft touched down within a reasonable distance from the runway threshold.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft experienced a hard touchdown rate of -485 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate that the pilot could have applied a bit more control during the final stages of the approach. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.6 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's control inputs.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 2 knots at 312°. The crosswind component was negligible, while the headwind component was 2 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly high threshold height. The total landing distance of 833 meters was 33% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft demonstrated very good alignment with the runway centerline, indicating that the pilot maintained control and stability throughout the landing process. Overall, while there were some minor deviations during the approach and landing, the F-35C Lightning aircraft demonstrated good performance and control, achieving a respectable score of 80.4%.
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