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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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,996 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 165 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Pesim FPV Drone Racer taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KTEB Teterboro Airport, a process that took 24 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles. Once on the runway, the drone took off from runway 01, covering a takeoff distance of 447 meters, which accounted for 27% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 73 knots.
As the drone departed the airport, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°. The crosswind was also 1 knot, while the headwind was negligible. The drone then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Little Ferry in New Jersey, and rising from an altitude of 413 feet above sea level to 7,017 feet above sea level, an increase of 6,604 feet in just 5 minutes. This climb covered a distance of 9 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the drone entered a level cruise phase, which began overhead Waldwick in New Jersey and lasted for 11 minutes. During this time, the drone covered a distance of 21 nautical miles. The cruise phase was followed by an enroute descent, which started 1 mile south east of North Castle in New York. The drone descended from an altitude of 7,004 feet above sea level to 1,682 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,322 feet in just 4 minutes. This descent covered a distance of 7 nautical miles.
As the drone approached its destination, it began its final approach to runway 34 at KHPN Westchester County Airport, flying from the south east and heading 331.0° at an altitude of 1,236 feet above ground level. The drone then landed on the runway, touching down at a speed of 62 knots and a distance of 163 meters. The touchdown rate was also good at -195 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were similar to those at takeoff, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 269°. The crosswind was also 1 knot, while the headwind was negligible. The drone's touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.6 meters. The total landing distance was 343 meters, which accounted for 17% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the drone taxiied to the parking area, a process that took just 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 50 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 29 minutes. The drone used a total of 16 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Pesim FPV Drone Racer successfully landed on runway 34 at KHPN Westchester County Airport, achieving a high score of 95.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 331.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,236 feet above ground level.
The landing was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the drone was at the correct height as it approached the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 66 knots, which may have been due to the drone's descent rate or the wind conditions. Despite this, the touchdown distance was good at 163 meters, and the touchdown speed of 62 knots was also within acceptable limits.
The touchdown rate of -195 feet per minute was also good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.6 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the drone's navigation system or the pilot's control inputs.
The local weather conditions were favorable for the landing, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 269°. This resulted in a very small crosswind component of 1 knot, and no headwind component. The total landing distance of 343 meters was only 17% of the runway length, indicating a good landing performance.
During the rollout, the drone's alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control and stability throughout the landing process. Overall, the Pesim FPV Drone Racer's landing performance was impressive, with a high score and good metrics across the board.
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