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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.
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,001 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 683 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 32 at RJFU Nagasaki Airport. The takeoff distance was 559 meters, which accounted for 19% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 123 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and winds of 3 knots at 27 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 1 knot. The enroute climb started overhead RJFU Nagasaki Airport, where the aircraft climbed from 1,068 feet above sea level to 41,172 feet above sea level, an increase of 40,104 feet in 15 minutes and covering a distance of 97 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 8 miles north of Usuki, Oita Prefecture, Japan, and lasted for 10 minutes, covering a distance of 95 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 11 miles north of RJOK Kochi Ryoma Airport, Nankoku, Kochi Prefecture, Japan, and descended from 41,077 feet above sea level to 1,328 feet above sea level, a decrease of 39,748 feet in 22 minutes and covering a distance of 109 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 32L at RJOO Osaka International Airport was made from the southeast, heading 315.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,277 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 32L was successful, with a touchdown point 372 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 110 knots, which was a little fast, while the touchdown rate was fair at -250 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius and winds of 5 knots at 310 degrees. The crosswind was 0 knots, while the headwind was 5 knots. The total landing distance was 1,345 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight distance was 308 nautical miles, taking 56 minutes, and the aircraft used 918 kilograms of fuel.
The Cessna Longitude aircraft successfully landed at RJOO Osaka International Airport, achieving a score of 90.4%. The final approach to runway 32L was initiated from the south east, heading 315.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,277 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with the touchdown point located 372 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone. The threshold speed was slightly higher than ideal at 128 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed of 110 knots. However, the touchdown rate of -250 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 9°C and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 310°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component of 0 knots and a headwind component of 5 knots, which likely aided the aircraft's approach and landing.
The total landing distance of 1,345 meters was 45% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was deemed perfect, suggesting that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively to bring the aircraft to a stop.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a good threshold height and a very good runway touchdown alignment. However, there is room for improvement in terms of reducing the threshold speed and touchdown speed to more ideal values.
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