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Departure
On the roll, make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline within 23 ft.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted off the centreline by 23 ft, and excess bank then carried through all three climb segments. A drifted roll like this usually leads into wandering bank angle through the climb.
Watch for: Watch the heading indicator and runway centreline during the roll, and the attitude indicator for wings level through the climb.
See Departure RollDeparture Climb 1Departure Climb 2Departure Climb 3
Arrival
Lower the nose and reduce power to re-establish a shallower descent on final toward 3°.
What happened: On final, the approach angle ran at 4.2° against a target of 3°, 1.2° steep.
Watch for: Watch the VSI and approach angle indication against 3° on final.
See Arrival Final 2
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 15 stages, 13 in the score
Events
Events
From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.
Lifted off at 83 kt with 6.0° of pitch.
Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The figure at liftoff is the pitch then. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.
The takeoff, point by point
Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 982 ft. The distance scale changes past the runway end.
Reached 35 ft with 2,411 ft of runway left; then climbing at 1,080 fpm on average to 982 ft.
The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.
Plan view the roll down the 4,627 ft runway.
Rolled from 296 ft in, drifted 23 ft left of the centreline and was back on it to lift off, in 5 kn of crosswind from the left. Airborne 33 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.
The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.
One stabilised approach gate: six 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.
When the approach was stable
Every check met from 1.9 to 1.1 nm, then not again: fast from 1.1 nm and low from 0.2 nm to the threshold.
Each line is one of the gate checks, run along the whole final rather than only at the gates: green where it would have passed, amber where it would not. The glideslope, centreline and speed lines use the bands in the charts beside this card. The sink rate is allowed what the glideslope needs at your ground speed plus 600 fpm, the wings 10° of bank, and the gear and flap are read from when you moved the levers. The bottom line is green where every check held at once, ignoring blips shorter than 0.2 nm, and the sentence above it says from where it held to the threshold. A ring is a stabilisation gate, where the checks in the table were taken.
The final from 4 nm, with the stabilisation gates on it.
Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.
On the glideslope from 2.9 nm, where the final began, to 0.2 nm, then low to the threshold (up to 80 ft under).
Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 1,000 ft past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber. A ring is a stabilisation gate: green when every check there passed, amber with the failed checks named beside it.
Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.
Joined 2,590 ft right of the centreline at 2.9 nm, then inside the band from 2.1 nm to the threshold.
Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.
Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 37 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 22 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.
Fast from 2.9 nm, where the final began, to 1.9 nm (up to +57 kt), then inside the band to 1.1 nm, then fast to the threshold (up to +21 kt).
Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.
Over the threshold
Touchdown
Perfect landing flare
6 kt across from the left, which takes about 5° of crab to hold the centreline at 64 kt. Touched down with 5° of it still on, wings level.
Wind 227° at 8 kt · 4 kt head · 6 kt across
The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.
From 61 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 16 s, an average deceleration of 0.14 g.
Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Crossed the threshold at 7 ft, 43 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 667 ft in, 333 ft short of the ideal 1,000 ft.
The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 5,000 ft across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 1,000 ft in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.
Sink and pitch — through the flare, lined up with the side view.
The sink went from 30 fpm at 6 ft to 20 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 0.7° on the way down.
Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −600 is 600 ft a minute down. Below, the pitch. In a flare the nose comes up and the descent slows towards 0. The figure at the touchdown line is your touchdown rate.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,871 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down on the centreline and drifted to 16 ft left on the rollout.
The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.
The 667 ft 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 taking off from runway 27R at KSEE Gillespie Field. The aircraft rolled down the runway, covering a distance of 1,297 feet, which accounted for 28% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was 84 knots, and the aircraft lifted off the ground smoothly.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 88 degrees Fahrenheit and winds blowing at 8 knots from a direction of 235 degrees. The crosswind and headwind components were both 6 knots, which presented a moderate challenge for the pilot. The enroute climb started approximately 1 mile west of Santee, California, and the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,367 feet above sea level to 1,785 feet, an increase of 419 feet, in just 1 minute. During this climb, the aircraft covered a distance of 2 nautical miles.
After reaching the desired altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles north of La Mesa, California. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 3 miles west of Lemon Grove, California. The descent was from an altitude of 1,654 feet above sea level to 827 feet, a decrease of 827 feet, in 2 minutes. During this descent, the aircraft covered a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27 at KSAN San Diego International Airport was made from the east, heading 284.0 degrees, at an altitude of 806 feet above ground level and a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft landed smoothly on the runway, which had a length of 6,871 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was 75 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance was 665 feet, and the touchdown speed was 64 knots, both of which were good. The touchdown rate was perfect at -30 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was also perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 72 degrees Fahrenheit and winds blowing at 10 knots from a direction of 240 degrees. The crosswind and headwind components were both 7 knots. The total landing distance was 1,788 feet, which accounted for 26% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing.
In conclusion, the flight was a success, with the Pesim FPV Drone Racer completing a total distance of 13 nautical miles in 7 minutes, using -1 pound of fuel. The aircraft performed well in various phases of the flight, including takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, and landing. The pilot's skills and the aircraft's capabilities were demonstrated through a smooth and controlled flight.
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