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Improve the pattern downwind leg
The 45-degrees-behind-the-wing cue assumes you can turn your head and use peripheral vision. Downwind spacing cues like "put the wingtip halfway up the strut" assume a fixed, known eyepoint. Neither survives a monitor unmodified. If you fly on a fixed monitor, stop pretending and fly a numbers-based circuit.
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One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: six checks at the point nearest 500 ft above the runway after the base turn. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,730 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 245 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 approximately 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a PA28 Warrior II, then departed from runway 11 at EKRK Copenhagen Roskilde Airport. The takeoff distance was 436 meters, which is 25% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 82 knots.
During the takeoff, the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C and a wind speed of 10 knots at 120 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 10 knots. After takeoff, the aircraft entered a right-hand pattern from runway 11, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in just 10 seconds.
The right-hand pattern crosswind leg was completed in 4 seconds, and the aircraft then proceeded to the downwind turn. This turn was made at an angle of 80.9 degrees to the runway, and the distance covered was negligible. The downwind leg itself was 2 nautical miles long and took 75 seconds to complete.
The base leg turn was made at an angle of 16.2 degrees to the runway, and the distance covered was 1 nautical mile. The base leg was then completed in less than 1 nautical mile in 11 seconds. The final turn was made in 18 seconds, and the aircraft then began its final approach to runway 11.
The final approach was made from the west, heading 116.0 degrees, at an altitude of 1 nautical mile and 388 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 242 meters and a touchdown speed of 51 knots. The touchdown rate was excellent at -70 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions during the landing were similar to those during takeoff, with a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 9 knots at 120 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 9 knots. The total flight distance was 6 nautical miles, and the flight took 7 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 2 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The PA28 Warrior II aircraft successfully landed at EKRK Copenhagen Roskilde Airport, achieving a high score of 98.5%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 116.0° at 1 nautical mile and 388 feet above ground level (agl). This indicates a precise and controlled descent into the airport.
Upon landing on runway 11, the aircraft demonstrated good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing. The threshold speed of 65 knots was also within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot had maintained control and was able to slow down the aircraft at the correct rate. The touchdown distance of 242 meters was also good, suggesting that the pilot had made a smooth and controlled landing.
The touchdown speed of 51 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -70 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent. This indicates that the pilot had made a gentle and controlled touchdown, minimizing the impact on the aircraft and the runway. The runway touchdown alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained the correct heading and alignment during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 9 knots at 120°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 9 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing. Overall, the landing was a success, and the pilot demonstrated excellent skills and control throughout the approach and landing phases.
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