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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,982 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,629 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking to the runway at KCEF Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base, taking approximately 4 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 05, with a takeoff distance of 1,903 feet, which was 18% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 97 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb overhead KCEF Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The climb took 16 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,271 feet above sea level to 25,149 feet above sea level, an increase of 23,877 feet. The enroute climb covered a distance of 43 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 3 miles west of Salem, Connecticut. This phase of the flight lasted 41 minutes and covered 174 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 4 miles east of Laurel Lake, New Jersey. The descent took 13 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 25,576 feet above sea level to 3,989 feet above sea level, a decrease of 21,587 feet. The enroute descent covered a distance of 17 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile west of Pomona, New Jersey. This phase of the flight lasted 5 minutes and covered 14 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute descent, starting overhead NJ69 Ideal Mfg Corp Airport Hammonton, New Jersey. The descent took 5 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 3,986 feet above sea level to 2,185 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,801 feet. The enroute descent covered a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles northwest of 89NJ Strawberry Fields Airport Mays Landing, New Jersey. This phase of the flight lasted 3 minutes and covered 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 13 at KACY Atlantic City International Airport, approaching from the northwest at a heading of 118.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,283 feet above ground level.
The aircraft landed on runway 13, which had a length of 9,982 feet. The threshold height was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was too high at 88 knots. The touchdown point was 190 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 74 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -143 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 66 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind of 13 knots at 90 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, and the headwind was 11 knots. The total landing distance was 1,988 feet, which was 20% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway, taking approximately 3 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 267 nautical miles, and the flight took 93 minutes. The aircraft used 660 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Vision Jet has successfully landed at KACY Atlantic City International Airport, achieving a score of 92.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the northwest, heading 118.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,283 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 13, which has a length of 9,982 feet.
Upon reaching the threshold, the aircraft's height was slightly above the target, indicating a minor deviation from the ideal approach path. However, the threshold speed was too high at 88 knots, which may have contributed to the subsequent touchdown speed being a little fast at 74 knots. Despite this, the touchdown rate was smooth at -143 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a controlled descent.
The touchdown point was located 190 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 66°F, with a wind speed of 13 knots at 90°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 11 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,988 feet, which is 20% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down and come to a stop within a relatively short distance. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the Vision Jet's landing at KACY Atlantic City International Airport was a successful one, with a score of 92.6%. While there were some minor deviations from the ideal approach path, the aircraft was able to touch down safely and come to a stop within a relatively short distance.
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