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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 1,230 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,230 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 232 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
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The flight began with a departure roll from runway 25 at Hoherodskopf Airfield, EDUR. The aircraft, a Cessna Skyhawk, accelerated down the runway and lifted off at a speed of 69 knots. The takeoff distance was 66 meters, which accounted for 8% of the runway length.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airfield, it encountered local weather conditions of 2 degrees Celsius and a wind of 8 knots from a direction of 357 degrees. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the tailwind component was 2 knots. The pilot initiated the enroute climb 1 mile southwest of the Hoherodskopf Schotten (Hessen, Germany) reference point, EDX1. The climb was gradual, with an increase of 1 foot in altitude over a period of 1 minute, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.
After reaching the desired altitude, the pilot transitioned to a level cruise, which began 2 miles northwest of Gedern (Hessen, Germany). This phase of the flight lasted for 9 minutes and covered a distance of 13 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 36 at Reichelsheim Airfield, EDFB, from the south. The pilot established a heading of 359.0 degrees at an altitude of 190 feet above ground level, 0 nautical miles from the runway threshold.
The landing was executed on runway 36, which had a length of 1,230 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 84 knots. However, the touchdown distance was good at 232 meters, and the touchdown speed was 74 knots, which was also excessively fast. The touchdown rate was good at -175 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The total landing distance was 738 meters, which accounted for 60% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The total flight distance was 17 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 12 minutes. The aircraft used 4 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Skyhawk has successfully landed at EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield, achieving a score of 90.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 359.0° at an altitude of 190 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway. The pilot executed a smooth final approach, aligning the aircraft with the runway threshold.
Upon landing, the pilot touched down on the runway at a speed of 74 knots, which was considered excessively fast. However, the touchdown distance of 232 meters was deemed good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing. The touchdown rate of -175 feet per minute was also considered good, suggesting that the pilot managed to slow the aircraft down effectively.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled approach. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 2°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 357°. The crosswind component was negligible, but the headwind component was 8 knots, which may have contributed to the high touchdown speed.
The total landing distance of 738 meters was 60% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot demonstrating good control and management of the aircraft during the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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