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Maintain the centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,706 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,706 m of the 2,712 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 580 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Cessna Longitude began with a 7-minute taxi from the parking area to the runway at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport. The departure roll took place on runway 01R, with a takeoff distance of 809 meters, covering 32% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 125 knots. Local weather at the time of departure was 11°C with a 23-knot wind at 339°, resulting in a crosswind of 16 knots and a headwind of 16 knots.
The enroute climb started over Paradise, Nevada, with the aircraft climbing from 3,207 feet above sea level to 27,927 feet above sea level, an increase of 24,721 feet in 10 minutes and covering a distance of 49 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise began 13 miles west of Hart Mine Airport Ivanpah, California, and lasted 6 minutes, covering 57 nautical miles.
The enroute descent commenced 10 miles southwest of Ludlow Airport Barstow, California, with the aircraft descending from 27,969 feet above sea level to 1,958 feet above sea level, a decrease of 26,010 feet in 18 minutes and covering a distance of 107 nautical miles. The landing occurred on runway 24R at KLAX Los Angeles International Airport, with a runway length of 2,712 meters. The height at the threshold was 39 feet above ground level, with a speed of 114 knots at the threshold.
The touchdown was 581 meters from the threshold, with a touchdown speed of 101 knots and a vertical speed indicator reading of -202 feet per minute. Local weather at the time of landing was 9°C with a 3-knot wind at 140°, resulting in a 3-knot crosswind and a 2-knot tailwind. The total landing distance was 1,614 meters, covering 59% of the runway.
Finally, taxiing from the runway to the parking area took 2 minutes and covered less than one nautical mile. The total flight distance was 223 nautical miles, taking 111 minutes and consuming 820 kilograms of fuel.
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