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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 12°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 305 m and 152 m above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,702 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,702 m of the 2,501 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 574 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a P180, then departed from runway 35 at LILN Varese-Venegono Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,128 meters, which accounted for 77% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 123 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 7 knots at 180 degrees, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 7 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb from 618 meters above sea level to 742 meters above sea level, an increase of 124.2 meters in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. This climb phase was followed by a brief enroute level cruise from Solbiate, Lombardia, Italy, which lasted 2 minutes and covered 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb phase from Appiano Gentile, Lombardia, Italy, which took it from 769 meters above sea level to 10,156 meters above sea level, an increase of 9,387.7 meters in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 77 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase that followed lasted 23 minutes and covered 140 nautical miles, with the aircraft flying over LIXJ Aviosuperficie Arcadia Pastrengo, Veneto, Italy. As the aircraft began its descent, it started 22 miles south of Premantura, Istria, Croatia, and descended from 10,329 meters above sea level to 1,853 meters above sea level, a decrease of 8,475.8 meters in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 51 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time flying 8 miles west of Vir, Zadar, Croatia, for 2 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles.
The final descent phase began 3 miles northwest of Vir, Zadar, Croatia, and took the aircraft from 1,811 meters above sea level to 482 meters above sea level, a decrease of 1,329.2 meters in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 16 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 13 at LDZD Zadar Airport, flying from the northwest at a heading of 134.0 degrees and at an altitude of 399.8 meters above ground level, 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 13 at LDZD Zadar Airport was successful, with the touchdown point being 150 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 114 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was also good at -0.8 meters per second. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 34 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 13 knots at 210 degrees, with a crosswind of 12 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,612 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 303 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 77 minutes, with the aircraft using 426 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft, identified as FFX P180 03 01, successfully landed at LDZD Zadar Airport, achieving a score of 96.0%. The final approach to runway 13 was initiated from the north-west, with a heading of 134.0° at an altitude of 399.8 meters above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 150 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly outside the expected area. However, the touchdown speed of 114 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a controlled descent. The touchdown rate of -0.8 meters per second was also satisfactory, demonstrating a smooth and stable landing.
The threshold speed was higher than the target speed, reaching 128 knots, which may be attributed to the aircraft's performance characteristics or the pilot's decision to maintain a safe margin. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.8 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 34°C and a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 210°. The crosswind component was 12 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions may have influenced the aircraft's performance and the pilot's decision-making during the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,612 meters was 64% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and the runway's length of 2,501 meters. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the post-landing phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good performance in terms of speed, rate, and alignment. However, the slight misalignment of the touchdown position and the higher-than-target threshold speed may require some attention from the pilot to optimize the landing performance.
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