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A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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 2,212 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 265 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Douglas DC-3 began with a 4-minute taxi from the parking area to the runway at CZUC Ignace Municipal Airport. The departure roll took place on runway 23, with a takeoff distance of 386m, covering 37% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 70 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was 0°C with a 10 knot wind coming from 324°, resulting in a crosswind of 10 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The enroute climb started 1 mile southwest of the airport, climbing from 1,983 feet above sea level to 4,432 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,449 feet in 3 minutes and covering 7 miles.
After reaching cruising altitude, the level cruise phase began 6 miles southeast of CZUC Ignace Municipal Airport and lasted 35 minutes, covering 106 miles.
The enroute descent phase started 3 miles west of CKE6 Thunder Bay Seaplane Base, descending from 4,168 feet above sea level to 2,403 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,765 feet in 2 minutes and covering 5 miles.
The landing took place on runway 25 at CYQT Thunder Bay Airport, with a runway length of 2,212 meters. The height at the threshold was 35 feet above ground level, with a speed of 71 knots. The touchdown occurred 265 meters from the threshold at a speed of 65 knots, with a vertical speed indicator reading of -251 feet per minute. The local weather at the time of landing was 6°C with an 11 knot wind coming from 330°, resulting in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 835 meters, covering 38% of the runway.
After landing, a 2-minute taxi brought the aircraft back to the parking area. The total flight distance was 127 miles, with a total flight time of 1,088 minutes. The flight consumed 254 kg of fuel.
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