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Improve the pattern downwind leg
Spacing cues are relative to your eyepoint, so two simmers with different FOV settings following the same wingtip cue fly patterns half a mile different in width, and a wide FOV compresses depth so the runway on base looks further away than it is, biasing you towards a late turn. Pick a camera position and FOV, save it, and never change it, because every judgement you calibrate is calibrated to that picture.
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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 for a circuit: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,502 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,436 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the PA28 Warrior II was smooth and efficient. The taxi from the parking area to the runway was brief, taking only 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nm. The departure roll on runway 02 at KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport was successful, with a takeoff distance of 1,257 ft, which was 23% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 75 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was 36 °F with calm winds.
During the left-hand pattern entry and crosswind from runway 02, the distances covered were less than 1 nm and taken in 27 seconds each. The downwind turn, downwind leg, base leg turn, and base leg distances were 2 nm each and covered in varying durations. The final turn and approach to runway 02 were executed smoothly, with a heading of 12.0 ° at 1 nm and 308 ft agl before landing.
The landing on runway 02 at KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport was commendable, with a good threshold height, threshold speed, touchdown distance, touchdown speed, and touchdown rate. The local weather at the time of landing was 34 °F with a slight crosswind and tailwind. The total landing distance was 1,998 ft, which was 36% of the runway length, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect.
After the successful landing, taxiing back to the parking area from the runway took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 9 nm, which took 10 minutes to complete and used 5 lbs of fuel. Overall, the flight in the PA28 Warrior II was a well-executed and efficient mission.
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