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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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 2,712 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 421 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Cessna Longitude began with a 16-minute taxi from the parking area to the runway at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport. The departure roll took place on runway 26R, with a takeoff distance of 678m, representing 20% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 125 knots. Local weather at the time of departure was 15°C with a 10-knot wind coming from 350°, resulting in a 10-knot crosswind and a 2-knot headwind.
The enroute climb commenced over KLAS Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. The aircraft climbed from 3,198 feet above sea level to 27,292 feet above sea level, an increase of 24,093 feet in just 9 minutes and covering a distance of 51 miles.
Upon reaching cruising altitude, the aircraft flew level for 9 minutes, covering 74 miles, 15 miles west of 9CL4 Hart Mine Airport in Ivanpah, California. The subsequent descent phase began 2 miles north of 6CA5 Valley Vista Airport in Yucca Valley, California. The aircraft descended from 27,327 feet above sea level to 1,960 feet above sea level, a total decrease of 25,367 feet over a distance of 88 miles in 16 minutes.
The landing occurred on runway 24R at KLAX Los Angeles International Airport, with a runway length of 2,712 meters. The aircraft was at a height of 37 feet above ground level at the threshold, with a speed of 121 knots. The touchdown point was 421 meters from the threshold, with a touchdown speed of 104 knots and a Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI) reading of -224 feet per minute. Local weather conditions at the time of landing were 18°C with a 16-knot wind coming from 250°, resulting in a 4-knot crosswind and a 16-knot headwind. The total landing distance covered was 1,020 meters, representing 38% of the runway length.
Finally, the taxi from the runway to the parking area took 1 minute to complete, covering less than one nautical mile. The entire flight covered a total distance of 225 nautical miles, taking 337 minutes and consuming 865 kilograms of fuel.
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