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Descending on downwind. Power comes back abeam, the aircraft isn't re-trimmed, your eyes are outside judging the turn point, and 100 ft leaks away before base. Shows up as a low gate 2, and everything after it is a scramble.
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From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.
Lifted off at 98 kt with 5.3° of pitch.
Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The figure at liftoff is the pitch then.
The takeoff, point by point
Side view from the start of the roll to 87 ft.
Reached 35 ft with 1,746 ft of runway left.
The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length.
Plan view the roll down the 3,709 ft runway.
Rolled from 287 ft in, drifted right of the centreline, 6 ft at the widest, and lifted off 3 ft right, in 5 kn of crosswind from the right. Airborne 37 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.
The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.
The final from 4 nm.
Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.
Inside the glideslope band from 0.5 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 180 ft above the slope.
Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 1,000 ft past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber.
Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 4× larger than distances along the final.
Joined 350 ft left of the centreline at 0.5 nm, then inside the band from 0.2 nm to the threshold.
Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.
Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 78 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 48 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.
Inside the speed band all the way, between −1 kt and +14 kt on the approach speed of 80 kt.
Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.
Over the threshold
Touchdown
4 kt across from the right, which takes about 3° of crab to hold the centreline at 68 kt. Touched down with 2° of it still on, wings level.
Wind 241° at 10 kt · 5 kt head · 4 kt across
The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.
From 74 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 13 s, an average deceleration of 0.18 g.
Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.
Side view — the last 3,709 ft of the approach.
Crossed the threshold at 8 ft, 42 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 508 ft in, 492 ft short of the ideal 1,000 ft.
The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 3,709 ft across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 1,000 ft in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.
Sink and pitch — through the flare, lined up with the side view.
The sink went from 170 fpm at 6 ft to 20 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 2.6° on the way down.
Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −600 is 600 ft a minute down. Below, the pitch. In a flare the nose comes up and the descent slows towards 0. The figure at the touchdown line is your touchdown rate.
Plan view — the full 3,709 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 5 ft left of the centreline, and stayed within 6 ft of it down the rollout.
The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.
The 508 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 17 at P19 Stellar Airpark, where the Beechcraft Baron G58 took off with a takeoff distance of 1,137 feet, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 98 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a scorching temperature of 106 degrees Fahrenheit and a gentle wind blowing at 8 knots from a direction of 226 degrees.
As the aircraft entered the left-hand pattern, it did so from runway 17 at P19 Stellar Airpark, completing the maneuver in less than 1 nautical mile in just 6 seconds. The subsequent left-hand pattern crosswind was also executed with precision, taking the aircraft less than 1 nautical mile in 17 seconds. The downwind leg of the pattern was completed in 48 seconds, showcasing the aircraft's agility and responsiveness.
As the aircraft began its final approach to runway 17 at P19 Stellar Airpark, it was heading due north at an altitude of 83 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway. The approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed smoothly on the runway, which had a length of 3,709 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 79 knots.
The touchdown distance was impressive, with the aircraft coming to rest on the runway in just 495 feet. The touchdown speed was a respectable 68 knots, and the touchdown rate was perfect at -21 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot had executed the landing with great skill and precision. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were similar to those at takeoff, with a temperature of 105 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind blowing at 10 knots from a direction of 240 degrees.
The total landing distance was 1,531 feet, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft throughout the landing process. The total flight distance was a mere 2 nautical miles, and the flight used a minimal amount of fuel, with a consumption of -1 pounds. Overall, the flight was executed with great skill and precision, showcasing the capabilities of the Beechcraft Baron G58 and the pilot's expertise.
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