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Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 62 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 83 kt, 21 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 62 kt at liftoff
See Departure Roll
Bank angle in the pattern is conventionally kept to 20 to 30 degrees, and the base-to-final turn is where that convention earns its keep. Stall speed rises with bank because the wing must produce more lift in a turn. Roughly 7 per cent higher at 30 degrees, about 19 per cent at 45, and around 40 per cent at 60. At 65 kt on base you don't have much margin to spend steepening a turn to salvage an overshoot.
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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 for a circuit: seven checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline and wings not level.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,606 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 266 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing Cibao International Airport, the Cessna Skyhawk began its takeoff roll on runway 11, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 83 kt in 835 meters, which accounted for 32% of the available runway length. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 16 °C and a gentle tailwind of 1 kt from 270°. As the aircraft lifted off, it transitioned into a left-hand pattern entry, navigating the circuit in a timely manner, completing the first turn in 43 seconds and the second turn in 19 seconds.
The pilot then executed a series of standard pattern maneuvers, including a downwind turn at an angle of 53.8° to the runway, followed by a downwind leg of 4 nm in 133 seconds. The base leg turn was completed in 2 nm, with an angle of 20.6° to the runway, and the base leg itself was flown in 22 seconds. The final turn was executed in 14 seconds, setting up the aircraft for a smooth final approach to runway 11. The pilot maintained a heading of 104.0° and descended to 569 ft above ground level (agl) at a distance of 1 nm from the runway threshold.
The Cessna Skyhawk touched down on the runway at a speed of 43 kt, with a touchdown distance of 263 meters, which was 20% of the available runway length. The touchdown rate was an excellent -85 fpm, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The pilot then executed a smooth rollout, maintaining perfect alignment with the runway. The total landing distance was 527 meters, and the aircraft used 3 kg of fuel for the entire flight, which covered a distance of 8 nm and took approximately 6 minutes to complete.
The aircraft touched down smoothly on runway 11 at MDST Cibao International Airport, with a threshold height that was well within acceptable limits. The approach quality was excellent, with a heading of 104.0° at 1 nm and 569 ft above ground level. The threshold speed was slightly below the target, coming in at 55 kt, but this did not affect the overall performance of the landing.
As the aircraft made contact with the runway, the touchdown characteristics were good, with a distance of 263 m and a speed of 43 kt. The touchdown rate was particularly impressive, with a rate of -85 fpm, demonstrating excellent control and precision. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15 °C and a wind of 1 kt at 270°, contributed to a stable and predictable approach.
The rollout phase was equally impressive, with the aircraft maintaining perfect alignment on the runway. The total landing distance was 527 m, which was only 20% of the runway length, demonstrating excellent control and braking performance. Overall, the landing was a textbook example of precision and control, earning a score of 100.0%.
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