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Departure
Apply small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft tracked 8.5 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and flights with this pattern usually carry extra bank, around 2.1°, into the first climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings level, tracking the runway 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.
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,493 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 332 m touchdown sits inside 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 14 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna C172, then departed from runway 24 at EDLW Dortmund Airport, with a takeoff distance of 15 meters, which was 1% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 70 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of EDLW Dortmund Airport, it reached an altitude of 8,154 feet above sea level, increasing from an initial altitude of 1,435 feet. This climb took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 15 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise, starting 3 miles east of EDLA Arnsberg-Menden Airfield, and lasted for 16 minutes, covering a distance of 28 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent, starting 1 mile east of Bad Wuennenberg, and descended from 7,910 feet to 5,948 feet, a decrease of 1,962 feet, in just 3 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 3 miles northeast of Marsberg, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another descent, starting 1 mile northwest of Breuna, and descended from 6,088 feet to 4,727 feet, a decrease of 1,361 feet, in 2 minutes and covering 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles east of Breuna, and lasted for 17 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Hannoversch Muenden, and descended from 3,539 feet to 1,975 feet, a decrease of 1,564 feet, in 3 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then made a final approach to runway 27 at EDVK Kassel Airport, coming in from the east at a heading of 270.0 degrees and 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The aircraft landed safely on runway 27 at EDVK Kassel Airport, with a touchdown distance of 329 meters and a touchdown speed of 48 knots. The touchdown rate was excellent at -89 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions were a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 89 nautical miles, and the flight took 71 minutes to complete, using 26 kilograms of fuel.
The Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at EDVK Kassel Airport, achieving a high score of 95.6%. The final approach to runway 27 was conducted from the east, with the aircraft heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,142 feet above ground level (agl).
The pilot demonstrated good control and precision during the approach, resulting in a good threshold height. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target, reaching 66 knots. This may indicate that the pilot was being cautious or had some difficulty in judging the speed.
The touchdown distance of 329 meters was within acceptable limits, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent. The touchdown speed of 48 knots was also good, suggesting that the pilot had managed to slow the aircraft down effectively. The most impressive aspect of the landing was the touchdown rate, which was an excellent -89 feet per minute (fpm). This indicates that the pilot had a high degree of control over the aircraft's descent and was able to touch down smoothly.
The runway touchdown alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained a stable and consistent approach path. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were mild, with a temperature of 8°C. Overall, the pilot's performance during the landing was impressive, and the aircraft touched down safely on the runway.
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