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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 1,314 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,314 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 329 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Kodiak 100 began with a departure roll on runway 14 at NZGS Gisborne. The takeoff distance was 332 meters, which accounted for 25% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 74 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was 14°C with a wind speed of 11 knots coming from 308°, resulting in a crosswind of 6 knots and a tailwind of 9 knots.
The enroute climb started overhead NZGS Gisborne and involved climbing from 504 feet above sea level to 587 feet, an increase of 83 feet in less than 1 minute. The distance covered during this climb was less than 1 nautical mile.
After reaching the desired altitude, the enroute level cruise began 1 mile south of Gisborne and lasted less than 1 minute, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile.
The landing took place on runway 32 at NZGS Gisborne, which has a length of 1,314 meters. The height at the threshold was 21 feet above ground level, and the speed at the threshold was 59 knots. The touchdown occurred 326 meters from the threshold at a speed of 50 knots, with a vertical speed indicator reading of -132 feet per minute. The local weather at the time of landing was 14°C with a wind speed of 11 knots from 306°, resulting in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The total landing distance was 604 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway.
After landing, the taxi to the parking area from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
Overall, the total flight distance covered was 5 nautical miles, with a duration of 14 minutes and fuel consumption of 80 kg.
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