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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 4.8 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Apply small rudder corrections at touchdown, aiming at a point at the far end of the runway, to stay on the centreline.
What happened: Touchdown drifted 7.3 m off the centreline, and landings like this usually carry that drift into the rollout, where the alignment error grew to 14 m.
Watch for: Runway centreline: aircraft tracking directly over it through touchdown and rollout.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 16 stages, 14 scored
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed 44 kt FAST on the reference speed of 113 kt.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate 1,646 fpm, more than the glideslope needed and speed 23 kt FAST on the reference speed of 113 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,119 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 589 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing Des Moines International Airport (KDSM), the ATR 72 aircraft began its journey on runway 13, taking off with a takeoff distance of 919 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 118 knots, despite a headwind of 17 knots and a crosswind of 7 knots. The local temperature was 10 degrees Celsius, with a wind direction of 110 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed out of Des Moines, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 18,805 feet above sea level in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 62 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a 20-minute level cruise, during which the aircraft covered 97 nautical miles. The descent phase started over Benton, Wisconsin, where the aircraft descended from 19,002 feet to 2,271 feet in 16 minutes, covering 63 nautical miles. The aircraft then climbed to 2,801 feet in 2 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles, before entering a short level cruise phase. The final approach to runway 21 at Dane County Regional Truax Field (KMSN) was initiated from the north-east, with the aircraft touching down 166 meters beyond the touchdown zone.
The landing was completed with a touchdown speed of 104 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown rate was fair at -292 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline. The total landing distance was 990 meters, accounting for 48% of the runway. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 3 minutes to cover less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 242 nautical miles, with a flight time of 63 minutes and a fuel consumption of 549 kilograms.
The final approach to runway 21 at KMSN Dane County Regional Truax Field was initiated from the north east, heading 209.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,598 feet above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 113 knots, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal landing speed.
The aircraft touched down 166 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 104 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate of -292 feet per minute was fair, but could be improved. Upon touchdown, the aircraft was slightly misaligned with the runway centreline by 7.3 meters. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 5°C and wind speeds of 22 knots at 70°, contributed to a crosswind of 15 knots and a tailwind of 17 knots.
The total landing distance of 990 meters was 48% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.9 meters from the centreline. Overall, the landing performance scored 92.5%, reflecting a good but not exceptional landing.
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