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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 3.6° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 6.2° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 20 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 20 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 20 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,189 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 479 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a C400 Corvalis, then departed from runway 20R at PAEN Kenai Municipal Airport. The takeoff distance was 158 meters, which accounted for 7% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 70 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 20 knots from a direction of 189 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 19 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead Kenai, Alaska. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 940 feet above sea level to 5,850 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,910 feet in just 4 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 2 miles south east of 06AN Niesen Airstrip, Alaska. This cruise phase lasted for 15 minutes and covered a distance of 45 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 8 miles west of 8AK6 Little Susitna Airport Susitna Station, Alaska. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 5,804 feet above sea level to 3,191 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,613 feet in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile north west of AK36 Point Mac Airport Point Mackenzie, Alaska. This cruise phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started overhead 50AK Robin's Landing Point Mackenzie, Alaska. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 2,999 feet above sea level to 1,508 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,491 feet in just 4 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 15 at PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport was made from the north, heading 165.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,350 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 66 knots and a touchdown rate of -45 feet per minute. The touchdown distance was 478 meters, which was within the acceptable limits. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.9 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 190 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 8 knots. The total landing distance was 955 meters, which accounted for 30% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took just 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 83 nautical miles, which was covered in 39 minutes, and the aircraft used 16 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, a Cessna 400 Corvalis, successfully landed at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC) with a score of 97.6%. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 165.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,350 feet above ground level (agl).
The pilot executed a precise landing on runway 15, which has a length of 3,189 meters. The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 80 knots, indicating a well-controlled approach. The touchdown distance of 478 meters was also within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 66 knots was consistent with standard procedures.
One notable aspect of the landing was the touchdown rate, which was perfectly executed at -45 feet per minute (fpm). This suggests that the pilot maintained a steady and controlled descent throughout the approach. However, there was a slight deviation in the runway touchdown position, with the aircraft landing 6.9 meters off-centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 12°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 190°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 8 knots, which the pilot effectively managed during the approach and landing.
The total landing distance of 955 meters was 30% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft throughout the landing process. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, resulting in a high score of 97.6%.
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