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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Shorten the long landing
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 11,990 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 3,132 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 17 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 16R at KSLC Salt Lake City International Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,419 feet, which is 20% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 118 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 93°F temperature and 8-knot winds at 100°. The enroute climb started overhead KSLC Salt Lake City International Airport, where the aircraft climbed from 5,264 feet above sea level to 28,051 feet above sea level, an increase of 22,787 feet in just 7 minutes, covering a distance of 41 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 3 miles north of West Mountain, Utah, and lasted for 39 minutes, covering a distance of 263 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent from 27,635 feet above sea level to 11,399 feet above sea level, a decrease of 16,236 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 51 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again overhead 86CO Lazy W Airport Berthoud, Colorado, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb from 11,329 feet above sea level to 11,923 feet above sea level, an increase of 594 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 4 miles northwest of 03CO Kugel-Strong Airport Platteville, Colorado, and the aircraft descended from 11,913 feet above sea level to 9,309 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,604 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 18 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again 1 mile west of CO60 Horseshoe Landings Airport Keenesburg, Colorado, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 16 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started again 4 miles northwest of 68CO Singleton Ranch Airport Byers, Colorado, and the aircraft descended from 9,303 feet above sea level to 7,476 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,826 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again 2 miles northwest of 96CO Logan Airport Bennett, Colorado, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 26 at KDEN Denver International Airport was made from the east, heading 271.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,211 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 26 was made with a touchdown speed of 97 knots, which was good, and a touchdown rate of -48 feet per minute, which was perfect. However, the touchdown point was 1,612 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 14 feet from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 91°F temperature and 11-knot winds at 309°. The crosswind was 7 knots, and the headwind was 8 knots. The total landing distance was 4,045 feet, which is 34% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 34 feet from the centreline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 432 nautical miles, and the flight duration
The Cessna Longitude aircraft successfully landed at KDEN Denver International Airport, but with some areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 271.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,211 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 26, which has a length of 11,990 feet.
However, there were some discrepancies in the landing performance. The threshold height at 110 feet agl was excessively over target, indicating that the aircraft may have descended too quickly or too late. Additionally, the threshold speed was too high at 129 knots, which could have resulted in a longer landing distance. The touchdown point was 1,612 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing spot.
Despite these issues, the touchdown speed of 97 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -48 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 91°F and winds of 11 knots at 309°, also played a role in the landing. The crosswind was 7 knots, and the headwind was 8 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's alignment and speed.
The total landing distance of 4,045 feet was 34% of the runway length, which is relatively short but not excessively so. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 34 feet from the centreline, indicating that the aircraft may have drifted off course during the rollout phase. Overall, while the landing was successful, there are areas for improvement in terms of threshold height, threshold speed, and runway alignment.
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