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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Fixing the bounce
Fast at the threshold, normal flare, and the runway seems to refuse the aircraft. The instinctive fix - pushing it on - causes the next one. A fast aircraft forced onto the runway touches nosewheel-first or nearly so. The tell is a touchdown that feels soft followed by a bounce that steepens. Pilots fix the bounce recovery; the cause was the 10 knots at the threshold.
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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: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 12,322 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,439 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 2.96 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Vision Jet began with a departure roll on runway 36 at KAAO Colonel James Jabara Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,936 ft, which was 32% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 87 kn. The local weather at the time of departure was a temperature of 55 °F with a wind of 13 kn at 90°, resulting in a crosswind of 13 kn and a headwind of 2 kn.
The enroute climb started overhead KAAO Colonel James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kansas. The aircraft climbed from 2,315 ft above sea level to 7,558 ft above sea level, covering a distance of 19 nm in 7 minutes.
After reaching cruising altitude, the enroute level cruise began overhead North Newton, Kansas and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 7 nm. The next climb started 3 miles northeast of Hesston, Kansas. The aircraft climbed from 8,438 ft above sea level to 12,070 ft above sea level, a total increase of 3,633 ft in 4 minutes and covering 12 nm.
Another brief level cruise followed, starting 2 miles east of Galva, Kansas and lasting 2 minutes, covering 8 nm. The descent phase of the flight began overhead 23KS Ney Ultralight Flightpark in Bonner Springs, Kansas. The aircraft descended from 12,062 ft above sea level to 7,999 ft above sea level, a decrease of 4,063 ft in 2 minutes and covering 9 nm.
Another level cruise segment followed, starting 3 miles northwest of Lindsborg, Kansas and lasting for 2 minutes, covering 10 nm. The final descent began overhead Brookville, Kansas, with the aircraft descending from 7,995 ft above sea level to 3,141 ft above sea level, a decrease of 4,853 ft in 3 minutes and covering 7 nm.
The landing took place on runway 17 at KSLN Salina Municipal Airport, with a runway length of 12,322 ft. The height at threshold was 107 ft above ground level, and the speed at threshold was 97 kn. The touchdown occurred 1,329 ft from the threshold, with a touchdown speed of 81 kn and a vertical speed indicator (VSI) reading of -566 ft/min.
The local weather at the time of landing was a temperature of 60 °F with a wind of 13 kn at 150°, resulting in a crosswind of 7 kn and a headwind of 11 kn. The total flight distance was 82 nm, with a duration of 39 minutes and fuel consumption of 323 lbs.
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