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Maintain the centreline
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,347 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 344 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Douglas DC-3 started at LPFR Faro Airport, with a 16-minute taxi from the parking to the runway, covering 4 nm. The departure roll was from runway 28, with a takeoff distance of 279 m (12% of the runway) and a liftoff speed of 64 kn. The local weather at the time of departure was 17 °C with a 10 kn wind from 330 °, resulting in a crosswind of 7 kn and a headwind of 6 kn.
The enroute climb began 2 miles west of LPFR Faro Airport, climbing from 819 ft asl to 9,995 ft asl over 14 minutes and covering 21 nm. The enroute level cruise started 11 miles southeast of Fuzeta and lasted 14 minutes, covering 36 nm. The enroute descent began 2 miles northeast of Punta Umbria, descending from 9,986 ft asl to 3,106 ft asl over 9 minutes and covering 25 nm. Another enroute level cruise segment started 2 miles west of Hinojos and lasted 11 minutes, covering 18 nm. The next descent segment started overhead Valencina de la Concepcion, descending from 2,437 ft asl to 1,343 ft asl over 3 minutes and covering 4 nm.
The final approach to runway 09 at LEZL Sevilla Airport was from the west, heading 90.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,240 ft agl. The landing on runway 09 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 341 m, a touchdown speed of 64 kn, and a smooth touchdown rate of -114 ft/m. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 16.1 m from the centerline. The total landing distance was 931 m (28% of the runway), with a misalignment of 18.3 m from the centerline during the runway rollout.
After landing, taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 115 nm, taking 62 minutes and using 250 kg of fuel. Overall, the flight in the Douglas DC-3 was successful, with efficient operations throughout the journey.
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