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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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One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: five 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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,536 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 177 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, a Sierra C24R, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at YTIB Tibooburra Airport. This process took approximately 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 20, with a takeoff distance of 373 meters, which accounted for 37% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was 70 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 238 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. The aircraft entered a left-hand pattern from runway 20, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 274 seconds. The pattern crosswind was also from the left, and the aircraft covered this distance in just 16 seconds.
As the aircraft continued its pattern, it performed a downwind turn, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The angle of the turn relative to the runway was 50.9 degrees. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 33, which was located to the south. The aircraft was heading 337.0 degrees at an altitude of 315 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 33 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 176 meters. However, the touchdown speed was slightly higher than ideal at 76 knots, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -107 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 4.2 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were similar to those at takeoff, with a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 239 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 682 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 9.3 meters. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in less than 1 minute. The total flight distance was 12 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 13 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft, Sierra C24R, successfully landed at YTIB Tibooburra Airport, achieving a score of 94.0%. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading 337.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 315 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 33, which has a length of 1,536 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was slightly too high at 85 knots. However, the touchdown distance was good, measuring 176 meters. The touchdown speed of 76 knots was somewhat fast, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -107 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 4.2 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 23°C, with a wind speed of 4 knots from 239°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 682 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway length.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 9.3 meters. Despite these minor deviations, the overall landing performance of the Sierra C24R was satisfactory, with a score of 94.0%.
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