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Maintain the centreline
Not the biggest loss in points — the one thing on this flight a check pilot would raise first, and the guide passage for it.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: six checks at the point nearest 500 ft above the runway after the base turn. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
Side view — the last 786 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 786 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 188 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Cessna C172 from EDXC Schleswig-Kropp Airfield was a smooth and successful one. The departure roll from runway 08 was uneventful, with a takeoff distance of 527 meters, which was 67% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 68 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C and no significant wind.
After takeoff, a left-hand pattern entry was made back to runway 08 at EDXC Schleswig-Kropp Airfield, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 67 seconds. The crosswind leg of the pattern was flown at a distance of 5 nm in 153 seconds. The downwind turn was smooth, covering a distance of 5 nm at an angle of 85.4° to the runway. The base leg turn was sharp, covering 1 nm at a 4.1° angle to the runway.
The final approach to runway 08 was executed from the west, at a heading of 85.0°, at a height of 373 feet above ground level. The landing itself was on point, with good alignment with the runway and a touchdown distance of 187 meters. The touchdown speed was a bit fast at 64 knots, resulting in a heavy touchdown rate of -727 feet per minute. Despite this, the landing was safe and within acceptable parameters.
The landing was completed within 249 meters, which was 32% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, allowing for a smooth taxi back to the parking area. In total, the flight covered a distance of 13 nautical miles, taking 13 minutes and consuming 6 kilograms of fuel. The overall flight was a success, with all procedures followed correctly and safely.
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