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The rudder input is a changing profile through the roll rather than one that is held. So the demand on your right foot starts large at power application, eases as speed builds and the rudder gains authority, then jumps again at rotation.
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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 1,028 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,028 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 317 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna C182, then departed from runway 06 at Martha's Vineyard Airport (KMVY). The takeoff distance was 204 meters, which accounted for 12% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 69 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 15°C and winds blowing at 11 knots from a direction of 90°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of the Trade Wind Airport (MA44) in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. The climb took 6 minutes and covered 12 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,082 feet above sea level to 4,986 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,904 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting overhead Mashpee Neck, Massachusetts. This phase lasted 54 minutes and covered 123 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles east of South Portland, Maine. The descent took 5 minutes and covered 12 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 4,886 feet above sea level to 2,322 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,563 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 2 miles east of Farr Field (ME33) in Harpswell, Maine. This phase lasted only 2 minutes and covered 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another descent, starting 3 miles south of Brunswick Station, Maine. The descent took 2 minutes and covered 3 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 1,950 feet above sea level to 1,325 feet above sea level, a decrease of 625 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 1 mile south-east of Brunswick Station, Maine. This phase lasted 3 minutes and covered 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 07 at Wiscasset Airport (KIWI), approaching from the south-west at a heading of 50.0° and at an altitude of 1,255 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 07 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 317 meters. However, the touchdown speed was excessively fast at 78 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -260 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.9 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 16°C and winds blowing at 11 knots from a direction of 90°, with a crosswind component of 7 knots and a headwind component of 9 knots.
The total landing distance was 714 meters, which accounted for 70% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 166 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 79 minutes. The aircraft used 62 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna C182 aircraft successfully landed at KIWI Wiscasset Airport, achieving a score of 89.2%. The final approach was conducted from the southwest, heading 50.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,255 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 07, which has a length of 1,028 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was excessively high at 86 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. The touchdown distance of 317 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent.
Despite the good touchdown distance, the touchdown speed of 78 knots was excessively fast. This may have been due to the pilot's inability to flare the aircraft effectively, or a lack of control over the descent rate. The touchdown rate of -260 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, indicating that the pilot had some control over the aircraft's descent, but could have done better.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's approach path. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were a temperature of 16°C, with a wind of 11 knots at 90°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots.
The total landing distance of 714 meters was 70% of the runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. This suggests that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had good control over the aircraft's roll-out after touchdown.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, but there were some areas for improvement. The pilot could have done better to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed and landing distance. Additionally, the pilot could have worked to improve the alignment of the aircraft with the runway centerline.
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