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MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,233 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 78 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 18 at Colonel James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kansas. The Vision Jet took off with a takeoff distance of 1,430 feet, which was 24% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 85 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 61°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°.
As the aircraft climbed out of the airport, it reached an altitude of 21,965 feet above sea level, an increase of 19,787 feet from the initial altitude of 2,178 feet. This climb took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 42 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 13 miles south of Dexter Field in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering 33 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent from 21,507 feet above sea level to 7,723 feet, a decrease of 13,784 feet in 9 minutes, covering 24 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 1 mile northwest of Overbrook, Kansas, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then climbed from 7,704 feet above sea level to 9,392 feet, an increase of 1,688 feet in 2 minutes, covering 8 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 3 miles north of Flory Private Airport in Baldwin City, Kansas, and lasted for 11 minutes, covering 40 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 8,044 feet above sea level to 3,638 feet, a decrease of 4,406 feet in 2 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started overhead Kansas City, Kansas, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final descent from 4,427 feet above sea level to 1,556 feet, a decrease of 2,871 feet in 5 minutes, covering 3 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 19 at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport in Kansas City, Missouri, was made from the north, heading 193.0° at 2 nautical miles and 797 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 19 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 24 feet and a touchdown speed of 69 knots. However, the touchdown rate was very hard at -525 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 76 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°.
The total landing distance was 584 feet, which was 9% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 77 feet from the centerline. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 173 nautical miles, and the flight used 479 pounds of fuel.
The Vision Jet aircraft successfully landed at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (KMKC) on runway 19. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 193.0° at 2 nautical miles and 797 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was satisfactory, with a threshold speed of 69 knots, which was well below the target speed, indicating a controlled approach.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was 69 knots, which was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown distance was 24 feet, indicating a smooth landing. However, the touchdown rate was quite hard, at -525 feet per minute (fpm), which may have caused some stress on the aircraft's landing gear. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 76 feet from the centreline, which could have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment or a slight crosswind.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 1 knot, and the headwind component was zero. The total landing distance was 584 feet, which was only 9% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was again misaligned by 77 feet from the centreline, which could have been due to the same reasons as the initial touchdown position misalignment. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but the hard touchdown rate and misaligned touchdown and rollout positions indicate areas for improvement in the pilot's technique.
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