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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 14°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 57 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 57 ft, 12 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
See Arrival Landing
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the centreline and wings not level.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,021 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,021 ft of the 8,013 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 3,180 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a FFX P180, then departed from runway 05 at Kurumoch International Airport, located in Samara, Russia. The takeoff distance was 2,533 feet, which accounted for 30% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 118 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 82°F and winds of 7 knots at 159 degrees. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the tailwind was 1 knot. The enroute climb started over the airport, and the aircraft ascended from 1,142 feet above sea level to 35,832 feet, a total increase of 34,690 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 81 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 39 miles south of Neftegorsk, Samara Oblast, Russia, and lasted for 262 minutes, covering a distance of 1,062 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 13 miles north of Kandira, Kocaeli, Turkey, and descended from 35,836 feet to 1,520 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,316 feet, in 23 minutes and covering a distance of 70 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 05 at İstanbul Atatürk Airport was made from the southwest, heading 32.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,388 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on runway 05, which had a length of 8,013 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 121 knots. The touchdown point was 1,788 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 90 knots, which was considered good. The touchdown rate was smooth at -112 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 14 feet from the centerline, but the runway rollout alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 87°F and winds of 5 knots at 196 degrees, with a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 4 knots. The total landing distance was 4,729 feet, which accounted for 59% of the runway length.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,220 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 314 minutes. The aircraft used 540 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft, identified as FFX P180 03 01, successfully landed at LTBA İstanbul Atatürk Airport on runway 05. The final approach was initiated from the south west, with a heading of 32.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,388 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 121 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 1,788 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 90 knots. The touchdown rate was smooth, at -112 feet per minute (fpm). However, there was a slight deviation in the runway touchdown position, with the aircraft being 14 feet off-centerline. This minor misalignment did not appear to have any significant impact on the overall landing performance.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 87°F and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 196°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the tailwind component was slightly stronger at 4 knots. Despite these conditions, the aircraft demonstrated a smooth and controlled landing.
The total landing distance was 4,729 feet, which accounted for 59% of the available runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was well-handled and the pilot executed the landing with precision. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft throughout the landing process. Overall, the landing was deemed satisfactory, with a score of 86.3%.
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