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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 1,586 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 500 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 14 at Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau, Bahamas. The takeoff distance was 650 meters, which is 20% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 134 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 150 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile south east of the airport, rising from an altitude of 1,036 feet above sea level to 44,234 feet above sea level, an increase of 43,199 feet in 17 minutes and covering a distance of 99 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 14 miles east of Scotland Cay in the Bahamas and lasted for 78 minutes, covering a distance of 584 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 2 miles south west of Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport in North Carolina, USA, descending from 43,101 feet above sea level to 8,910 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,192 feet in 18 minutes and covering a distance of 123 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 1 mile south east of Fairview Beach in Virginia, USA, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 1 mile west of Lanseair Farms Airport in Maryland, USA, descending from 8,634 feet above sea level to 2,823 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,811 feet in 4 minutes and covering a distance of 15 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again 1 mile south east of Fort Washington in Maryland, USA, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 3 miles south of Clinton in Maryland, USA, descending from 2,837 feet above sea level to 1,200 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,637 feet in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 33 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was made from the south east, heading 322.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,174 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 33, which has a length of 1,586 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was too high at 128 knots. The touchdown point was 72 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 105 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was good at -162 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.4 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 19 knots from a direction of 350 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 17 knots.
The total landing distance was 970 meters, which is 61% of the runway length. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 851 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 134 minutes. The aircraft used 1,889 kilograms of fuel during
The Cessna Longitude successfully landed at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, achieving a score of 91.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 322.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,174 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was conducted on runway 33, which has a length of 1,586 meters.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was slightly too high at 128 knots. The touchdown point was located 72 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed of 105 knots was a bit faster than ideal. However, the touchdown rate of -162 feet per minute (fpm) was considered good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 9°C, with a wind speed of 19 knots from a direction of 350°. This resulted in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 17 knots. The aircraft's landing distance of 970 meters was 61% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll.
Despite a good touchdown rate, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 8.7 meters. Furthermore, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly off-center by 10.4 meters. These minor deviations from the ideal alignment suggest that the pilot may have experienced some difficulty in maintaining a perfectly aligned approach and touchdown. Nevertheless, the overall performance of the Cessna Longitude was satisfactory, and the pilot successfully brought the aircraft to a stop within a reasonable distance.
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