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Departure
Correct the drift with small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway, holding the centreline through the roll.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted 57 ft off the centreline, and the aircraft held a bank angle of 8.4° through the first climb segment; drifting off centreline on the roll usually carries into a wandering heading through the second climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: runway heading held steady through the climb.
Arrival
Smooth out your control inputs through touchdown and rollout, easing the controls rather than snapping them to avoid sharp g spikes.
What happened: Average g force through the landing came out at 1.2 g, well above the smooth, steady loading expected through touchdown and rollout.
Watch for: G-force meter: hold it within the normal smooth range through touchdown and rollout.
See Arrival Landing
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: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: centreline 3.2° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Anglesey Airport, EGOV, took less than a minute, covering a distance of less than one nautical mile. The T-6C RAF aircraft then began its departure roll on runway 13, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 107 knots. The takeoff distance of 1,801 feet represented 24% of the available runway length. Local weather conditions at the time of departure included a temperature of 58 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind of 18 knots from 220 degrees, resulting in a headwind of zero knots and a crosswind of 18 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb phase, starting overhead Rhosneigr, Anglesey, Wales. The aircraft ascended from 922 feet above sea level to 524 feet, an increase of 398 feet, in less than a minute and covering a distance of less than one nautical mile. The enroute level cruise phase followed, lasting two minutes and covering two nautical miles. A second enroute climb phase commenced one mile southwest of Rhosneigr, with the aircraft ascending from 834 feet to 3,598 feet, an increase of 2,764 feet, in two minutes and covering five nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began two miles southwest of Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales, with the aircraft descending from 3,437 feet to 314 feet, a decrease of 3,124 feet, in six minutes and covering 15 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 31 at Anglesey Airport was initiated from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 308.0 degrees at one nautical mile and 290 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on the 7,508-foot runway, with a threshold speed of 101 knots. The total flight distance of 25 nautical miles was completed in 11 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 89 pounds.
The final approach to runway 31 at EGOV Anglesey Airport was initiated from the south east, with the aircraft T-6C RAF established on a heading of 308.0° at 1 nautical mile from the threshold and 290 feet above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a steady descent rate of 600 fpm and a groundspeed of 90 kt. The aircraft maintained a consistent rate of descent throughout the approach, with a slight increase in rate during the last 500 feet to ensure a good threshold height.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the touchdown characteristics were acceptable, with a gentle touchdown at 101 kt, the threshold speed. The aircraft remained centered on the runway, with a centreline alignment of 0.5° to the left. The rollout was smooth, with the aircraft decelerating to 60 kt within 1,500 feet of the threshold. The brakes were applied smoothly, with no signs of over- or under-braking. The aircraft came to a stop within 2,500 feet of the threshold, well within the available runway length of 7,508 feet.
The overall performance of the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 61.7%. While the approach quality and touchdown characteristics were good, the centreline alignment was slightly off, and the rollout could have been smoother. However, the aircraft was brought to a safe stop within the available runway length, and the pilot demonstrated good control and decision-making skills throughout the landing.
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