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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the runway's 4.6° glideslope and off the centreline.
At the 500 ft gate: off the runway's 4.6° glideslope and off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 950 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 950 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 18 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 26 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 26 at ESSA Stockholm-Arlanda Airport in Stockholm, Sweden. The takeoff distance was 1,584 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 132 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 0°C temperature and a wind speed of 19 knots at 240 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the headwind was 18 knots. The enroute climb started overhead ESSA Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and continued for 23 minutes, covering a distance of 114 nautical miles. The aircraft climbed from an initial altitude of 579 feet above sea level to a maximum altitude of 40,002 feet above sea level, an increase of 39,423 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 26 miles southeast of Stroemsbruk in Gaevleborg County, Sweden. This phase lasted for 173 minutes and covered a distance of 240 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 9 miles east of Sorsele in Vaesterbotten County, Sweden. The descent from 39,904 feet above sea level to 12,198 feet above sea level took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 52 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 25 miles northwest of Arjeplog in Norrbotten County, Sweden. This phase lasted for 23 minutes and covered a distance of 113 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent again, starting 13 miles southwest of ENEN Engeløy Airfield in Nordland Fylke, Norway. The descent from 11,782 feet above sea level to 4,038 feet above sea level took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 25 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 7 miles south of Ballstad in Nordland Fylke, Norway. This phase lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 2 miles south of Ballstad. The descent from 3,997 feet above sea level to 315 feet above sea level took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 02 at ENLK Leknes Airport was made from the southwest, heading 25.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 211 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 02 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 16 meters. The touchdown speed was slightly above the target speed at 120 knots, while the touchdown rate was heavy at -608 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 6.2 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were -7°C temperature and a wind speed of 5 knots at 49 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 5 knots. The total landing distance was 467 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned from the centreline by 16.4 meters.
The total flight distance was 565 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 100 minutes. The aircraft used a total of -2,696 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Longitude aircraft successfully landed at ENLK Leknes Airport, with a final approach from the southwest. The aircraft was at an altitude of 211 feet above ground level (agl) and 1 nautical mile from the runway when it began its descent. The pilot maintained a heading of 25.0°, which is slightly off from the runway's centerline.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly above the target threshold speed of 120 knots, which may have contributed to a slightly heavier touchdown. The touchdown distance of 16 meters was within acceptable limits, but the touchdown speed of 120 knots was considered fast. The touchdown rate of -608 feet per minute (fpm) was also heavy, indicating a potentially rough landing.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.2 meters, which may have been due to the pilot's heading or the aircraft's drift during the approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were cold, with a temperature of -7°C, and a moderate headwind of 5 knots from a direction of 49°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 2 knots.
The total landing distance of 467 meters was 49% of the runway's length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned from the centerline by 16.4 meters, which may indicate a loss of directional control during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and rate, as well as the alignment of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
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