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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 12 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Raise the nose more slowly in the flare and stop as soon as the sink is checked; if it balloons, hold the attitude.
What happened: The flare ballooned, with 320 fpm of sink returning after the arrest; a balloon like this usually carries through to a firm touchdown, as it did here at 397 fpm.
Watch for: The runway ahead: the aircraft still sinking gently towards it through the flare, never rising.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 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 3,202 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 697 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Honda HA420 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport, a process that took 11 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 18, with a takeoff distance of 1,153 meters, which accounted for 66% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 123 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of KTVL, it encountered local weather conditions of 9°C temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots at 329°. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the tailwind was also 3 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile south of the airport, where the aircraft climbed from 7,280 feet above sea level to 14,163 feet, an increase of 6,883 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 5 miles southeast of Kingsbury, Nevada, where the aircraft descended from 14,134 feet to 10,531 feet, a decrease of 3,603 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 32 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 5 miles east of NV97 Desert Creek Airport Wellington, Nevada, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 9 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb 2 miles southwest of 3A5 Flying M Ranch Yerington, Nevada, where it climbed from 9,998 feet to 29,031 feet, an increase of 19,034 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 35 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 18 miles southwest of 3Q0 Mina Airport Mina, Nevada, and lasted for 18 minutes, covering 129 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 5 miles northwest of U75 Jackass Amargosa Valley, Nevada, where the aircraft descended from 28,990 feet to 3,356 feet, a decrease of 25,633 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 80 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 26L at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport was made from the east, heading 270° at 4 nautical miles and 1,232 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 26L was successful, with the touchdown point being 329 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 95 knots, which was good, while the touchdown rate was fair at -297 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 19°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 228°, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,017 meters, which accounted for 32% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 9 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 299 nautical miles, taking 71 minutes, and the aircraft used -607 kilograms of fuel.
The Honda HA420 aircraft successfully landed on runway 26L at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport, achieving an overall score of 83.0%. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,232 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 329 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly off-target. However, the touchdown speed of 95 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown rate of -297 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have maintained a more gradual descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from 228°. The crosswind and headwind components were minimal, at 2 knots each.
The total landing distance of 1,017 meters was 32% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. This suggests that the pilot was able to maintain a high level of control and precision during the landing. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its direction and speed after touchdown.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the Honda HA420 aircraft demonstrated a high level of proficiency and control during the final approach and landing phases. With some adjustments to the approach and touchdown technique, the pilot may be able to achieve an even higher score in the future.
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