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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,996 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 447 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Pesim FPV Drone Racer taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KTEB Teterboro Airport, a process that took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. Once on the runway, the drone took off from runway 01, covering a takeoff distance of 512 meters, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 88 knots.
As the drone departed the airport, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 269°. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the headwind was 0 knots. The drone then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of Hackensack, New Jersey. During this climb, the drone ascended from 1,048 feet above sea level to 6,373 feet, an increase of 5,325 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the drone entered a level cruise phase, starting 1 mile north of Paramus, New Jersey. This phase lasted for 9 minutes and covered a distance of 20 nautical miles. The drone then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile southwest of Cortlandt Manor, New York. During this descent, the drone dropped from 7,008 feet to 3,002 feet, a decrease of 4,006 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The drone then entered another level cruise phase, this time starting overhead Armonk, New York. This phase lasted for 6 minutes and covered a distance of 13 nautical miles. The drone then began its final descent, starting 3 miles north of Centre Island, New York. During this descent, the drone dropped from 3,007 feet to 2,402 feet, a decrease of 605 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The drone then entered another level cruise phase, starting overhead Bayville, New York. This phase lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. The drone then began its final approach to runway 34 at KHPN Westchester County Airport, approaching from the southeast at a heading of 330.0° and at an altitude of 1,236 feet above ground level.
The drone landed on runway 34, which had a length of 1,996 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 71 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 445 meters, and the touchdown speed was 63 knots, which was also good. The touchdown rate was excellent at -68 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.3 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 2 knots at 269°, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 611 meters, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the drone taxiied to the parking area, a process that took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 68 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 40 minutes. The drone used 14 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Pesim FPV Drone Racer successfully completed a landing at KHPN Westchester County Airport, achieving a high score of 97.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 330.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,236 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 34, which has a length of 1,996 meters.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft demonstrated good control, with a threshold speed that was slightly below the target at 71 knots. The touchdown distance was also satisfactory at 445 meters, and the touchdown speed was maintained at a good 63 knots. The most impressive aspect of the landing was the touchdown rate, which was an excellent -68 feet per minute (fpm). This indicates that the aircraft touched down smoothly and quickly, with minimal impact on the runway.
However, there were a few minor issues with the landing. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.3 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path. Additionally, the total landing distance was 611 meters, which accounts for 31% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, but it may have been possible to achieve an even shorter distance with more precise control.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a light wind of 2 knots from 269°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, and the headwind component was even weaker at 1 knot. Overall, the Pesim FPV Drone Racer demonstrated excellent landing skills and control, and the minor issues with the landing were largely due to external factors rather than any fault with the aircraft itself.
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