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Improve the pattern downwind leg
Spacing cues are relative to your eyepoint, so two simmers with different FOV settings following the same wingtip cue fly patterns half a mile different in width, and a wide FOV compresses depth so the runway on base looks further away than it is, biasing you towards a late turn. Pick a camera position and FOV, save it, and never change it, because every judgement you calibrate is calibrated to that picture.
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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 1,241 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,241 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 370 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 20 at the 1U1 Moose Creek US Forest Service Airport. The Rans S6S aircraft accelerated down the runway, covering a distance of 124 meters, which accounted for 10% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 60 knots, marking the start of the flight.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind blowing at 2 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. The pilot navigated the aircraft through a right-hand pattern entry from runway 20, completing the maneuver in less than 1 nautical mile in 20 seconds.
The right-hand pattern crosswind was executed with ease, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in just 6 seconds. The pilot then proceeded to the pattern downwind turn, which was completed in 0 nautical miles, with an angle to the runway of 94.9 degrees. The downwind leg was flown for a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 33 seconds.
As the aircraft approached the base leg, the pilot initiated a turn, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile with an angle to the runway of 43.7 degrees. The base leg itself was completed in less than 1 nautical mile in 5 seconds. The final turn was executed in 37 seconds, bringing the aircraft onto the final approach to runway 20.
The final approach was made from the north-east, with a heading of 213.0 degrees and an altitude of -2 feet above ground level. The aircraft touched down on the runway, which had a length of 1,241 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 60 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 367 meters, but the touchdown speed of 40 knots was slightly fast. The touchdown rate was good at -151 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.5 meters. The local weather conditions remained the same, with a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind blowing at 2 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot.
In conclusion, the flight was completed with a total distance of 2 nautical miles, taking 3 minutes to complete. Notably, the aircraft used 0 kilograms of fuel throughout the flight.
The Rans S-6 Coyote aircraft successfully landed at 1U1 Moose Creek US Forest Service Airport, achieving a score of 94.0%. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 213.0° at an altitude of 0 nm and -2 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on runway 20, which has a length of 1,241 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 60 knots, which may have been a result of the pilot's decision to maintain a higher speed during the approach. The touchdown distance of 367 meters was considered good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain control and land smoothly.
Despite the good touchdown distance, the touchdown speed of 40 knots was reported as fast, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. The touchdown rate of -151 feet per minute (fpm) was considered good, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down smoothly and maintain control.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.5 meters from the centerline, which may have been a result of the pilot's decision to touch down slightly off-center. However, this did not appear to have any significant impact on the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were reported as follows: the temperature was 15°C, with a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. These conditions were relatively calm, which may have contributed to the successful landing.
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