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Departure
Ease back pressure in smoothly as you approach 83 kt, holding a steady rotation rate rather than snatching the controls.
What happened: On the takeoff roll the aircraft bounced before becoming fully airborne.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: a smooth, continuous pitch-up through liftoff with no secondary bounce.
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Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 0.3 ft, 11 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,015 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,015 m of the 2,245 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 251 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from RJFF Fukuoka Airport, the Cessna 208B began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a brief process that took less than a minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. With the runway 34 clear, the aircraft initiated its departure roll, accelerating down the 497-meter runway, which represented 18% of its total length. Liftoff occurred at a speed of 79 knots, as the aircraft lifted off into the local weather conditions, characterized by a temperature of 16°C and a gentle wind of 1 knot from 270 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed out of Fukuoka, it began its enroute climb, ascending from 871 feet above sea level to 7,572 feet, an increase of 6,701 feet in just 5 minutes, while covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a level cruise, which started 3 miles northwest of Tosu and lasted for 33 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 97 nautical miles. The flight then entered a series of enroute descents and level cruises, with the final descent starting 12 miles south of Shibushi, where the aircraft descended from 5,965 feet to 2,248 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached RJFY JMSDF Kanoya Air Base, it initiated its final approach to runway 26L, aligning itself with the runway from the east at a heading of 259.0 degrees, 4 nautical miles from the threshold. The landing was executed smoothly, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 61 knots and a touchdown distance of 250 meters, representing 85% of the runway length. The total landing distance was 1,914 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 180 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 256 kilograms of fuel during the flight, which lasted a total of 77 minutes.
The Cessna 208B touched down on runway 26L at RJFY JMSDF Kanoya Air Base with a satisfactory approach quality, demonstrating good control and precision. The aircraft descended from 1,438 feet above ground level (agl) at a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold, aligning itself with the runway heading of 259.0°. The threshold height was good, allowing for a smooth transition to the landing phase.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft exhibited a firm rate of descent at -347 feet per minute (fpm), with a speed of 61 knots. The touchdown distance of 250 meters was within acceptable limits, and the aircraft maintained perfect centerline alignment throughout the rollout phase. The threshold speed of 64 knots was also satisfactory, indicating a well-executed landing. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15°C and a gentle headwind of 1 knot, contributed to a smooth and controlled approach.
The total landing distance of 1,914 meters, which accounted for 85% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control and precision throughout the landing phase. Overall, the landing was scored 93.3%, reflecting a high level of proficiency and control.
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