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MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,289 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 325 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Heydar Aliyev International Airport (UBBB) in Baku, Azerbaijan, the aircraft began its journey on runway 35. With a takeoff distance of 570 meters, which accounted for 17% of the runway, the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 76 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 340 degrees, resulting in a 3-knot crosswind and a 10-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed out of Baku, it transitioned into a series of enroute climbs and level cruises. The first enroute climb, which started overhead the airport, saw the aircraft ascend from 673 feet above sea level to 1,048 feet, an increase of 375 feet in just 1 minute and covering 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise, lasting 8 minutes and covering 20 nautical miles, before initiating another climb 8 miles south east of Badamdar. This climb saw the aircraft ascend from 1,023 feet to 2,010 feet, an increase of 987 feet in 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a prolonged level cruise, lasting 27 minutes and covering 70 nautical miles.
As the aircraft began its descent 12 miles south west of Sovetabad, it descended from 1,993 feet to 593 feet, a decrease of 1,400 feet in 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a final level cruise, lasting 10 minutes and covering 22 nautical miles, before initiating its final approach to runway 15 at Lenkoran (UB10). The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 332 meters and a touchdown speed of 58 knots. The total landing distance was 1,002 meters, accounting for 30% of the runway. The aircraft used a total of 66 kilograms of fuel for the 126-nautical-mile flight, which lasted 53 minutes.
The final approach to runway 15 at UB10 Lenkoran was executed from the north west, with the aircraft heading 154.0° at 1 nm and 442 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 71 kt, which was within the acceptable range. The aircraft touched down at a speed of 58 kt, which was also within the desired parameters, and the touchdown rate of -30 fpm was perfect.
The touchdown distance of 332 m was good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 9.0 m, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 18 °C and a wind of 11 kt at 119°, contributed to a crosswind of 6 kt and a headwind of 10 kt. The total landing distance of 1,002 m, which accounted for 30% of the runway length, was within the acceptable range.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 8.8 m, which was a minor deviation from the desired alignment. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 94.1%. The pilot's skills and the aircraft's performance were evident in the smooth and controlled descent, and the minor deviations in alignment were not significant enough to detract from the overall quality of the landing.
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