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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Work on the flare
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: 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.
At the 500 ft gate: no landing flap set.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,079 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,079 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 8 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking to the runway, which took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna C172, then departed from runway 16 at Bakersfield Muni Airport, with a takeoff distance of 458 meters, which was 38% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 53 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 24°C, with a wind speed of 7 knots at 318°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the tailwind component was 6 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of Greenfield, California. It climbed from an altitude of 893 feet above sea level to 2,016 feet, an increase of 1,122 feet, in 3 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Fuller Acres, California, and lasted 2 minutes, covering 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, starting 1 mile west of the 74CL Di Giorgio Ranch Airport in Arvin, California. It climbed from 2,321 feet to 4,651 feet, an increase of 2,330 feet, in 5 minutes, covering 9 nautical miles.
The flight continued with several enroute climbs and level cruises, with the aircraft passing over various locations in California, including Bear Valley Springs, Arvin, Edmundson Acres, and Stallion Springs. The enroute climbs were characterized by significant increases in altitude, with the aircraft reaching as high as 8,569 feet above sea level.
The enroute level cruises were relatively short, lasting between 2 and 21 minutes, and covering distances of up to 37 nautical miles. The flight then began its descent, starting 5 miles northwest of the 11CL Hansen Airport in Adelanto, California. The descent was from 8,904 feet to 3,479 feet, a decrease of 5,424 feet, in 8 minutes, covering 16 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 17 at the 52CL Adelanto Airport was from the north, with a heading of 178.0° at 1 nautical mile and 391 feet above ground level. The landing was on runway 17, which had a length of 1,079 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below target at 50 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 3 meters, and the touchdown speed was 49 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was also good at -170 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.4 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 30°C, with a wind speed of 24 knots at 148°. The crosswind component was 13 knots, while the headwind component was 20 knots.
The total landing distance was 58 meters, which was 5% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 8.9 meters from the centreline. The flight then ended with taxiing to the parking from the runway, which took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 106 nautical miles, and the flight used 37 kilograms of fuel.
The Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at Adelanto Airport, with a final approach from the north. The aircraft was at an altitude of 391 feet above ground level (agl) and 1 nautical mile from the runway when it began its descent. The pilot maintained a heading of 178.0°, which is aligned with the runway, and executed a smooth landing on runway 17.
The landing was deemed satisfactory, with a threshold height that was considered good. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 50 knots. Despite this, the touchdown distance was good, measuring only 3 meters. The touchdown speed of 49 knots was also within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -170 feet per minute (fpm) was considered good.
The landing distance of 58 meters was only 5% of the runway length, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control and precision to bring the aircraft to a stop quickly and safely. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline, by 7.4 meters. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment or a minor issue with the aircraft's navigation system.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 30°C and a wind speed of 24 knots from a direction of 148°. This resulted in a crosswind of 13 knots and a headwind of 20 knots. Despite these challenging conditions, the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft and execute a safe landing.
After touchdown, the aircraft's rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline, by 8.9 meters. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's control inputs or a minor issue with the aircraft's braking system. However, the overall landing was considered satisfactory, and the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a safe stop within a short distance.
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