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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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 2,135 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 603 m 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 3 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 30 at the L.F. Wade International Airport in Bermuda. The takeoff distance was 426 meters, which accounted for 14% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 121 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 11 knots coming from a direction of 300 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 10 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead the L.F. Wade International Airport in Hamilton, Saint George's Parish, Bermuda. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,073 feet above sea level to 4,462 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,389 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 6 miles northwest of Saint George, Bermuda, and lasted for 86 minutes, covering a distance of 351 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from a latitude of 36.9583196 and a longitude of -69.3388157. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 3,822 feet above sea level to 31,598 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,776 feet in just 9 minutes, covering a distance of 43 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then started again, this time from a latitude of 37.5086932 and a longitude of -69.9562659, and lasted for 11 minutes, covering a distance of 184 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 57 miles southeast of Fire Island, New York, and took the aircraft from an altitude of 31,497 feet above sea level to 1,304 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,194 feet in just 12 minutes, covering a distance of 84 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 22 at LaGuardia Airport was made from the northeast, heading 212.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 22 at LaGuardia Airport was made with a runway length of 2,135 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was too high at 142 knots. The touchdown point was 171 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 123 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -217 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 19 knots coming from a direction of 260 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 14 knots and a headwind of 13 knots.
The total landing distance was 941 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.6 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 676 nautical miles, and the flight took 128 minutes, using 2,875 kilograms of fuel.
The Cessna Longitude successfully landed on runway 22 at KLGA LaGuardia Airport, achieving a score of 90.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 212.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 2,135 meters, and the threshold height was reported as good.
However, there were some areas for improvement. The threshold speed was too high at 142 knots, which may have contributed to a slightly faster touchdown speed of 123 knots. This resulted in a touchdown rate of -217 feet per minute (fpm), which was considered fair. The touchdown point was 171 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft landed slightly further down the runway than intended.
Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.1 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 12.6 meters from the centerline. These minor deviations from the centerline may have been due to the crosswind and headwind conditions, which were 14 knots and 13 knots, respectively, at a direction of 260°.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 4°C and a wind speed of 19 knots. The aircraft's total landing distance was 941 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway length. Overall, while there were some minor issues with the landing, the Cessna Longitude performed well and achieved a high score.
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