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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 11°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 six checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,618 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,688 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight was initiated at the Topeka Regional Airport (KFOE), where the aircraft began taxiing from the parking area to the runway. This taxiing process took approximately 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
Once on the runway, the aircraft took off from runway 03, taking 2,223 feet to lift off, which was about 32% of the runway's total length. The liftoff speed was recorded at 145 knots, and the aircraft experienced a gentle crosswind of 1 knot and a moderate headwind of 3 knots.
After takeoff, the aircraft began its initial climb from 2,047 feet above sea level, rising to 29,795 feet in 12 minutes and covering a distance of approximately 69 nautical miles. This enroute climb was a crucial phase of the flight, providing the aircraft with the altitude it needed for further journey.
Subsequently, the aircraft transitioned into a level cruise, maintaining a constant altitude of 29,795 feet for about 64 minutes and covering a respectable distance of 430 nautical miles. This phase of the flight allowed the aircraft to conserve fuel while making steady progress.
However, this stability was short-lived, as the aircraft soon began its descent from 29,795 feet to 11,515 feet in a mere 11 minutes, covering about 65 nautical miles. This rapid descent set the stage for a series of short ascents and descents that would continue throughout the flight.
Following the previous descent, the aircraft entered a brief cruise phase, maintaining an altitude of 11,515 feet for just 2 minutes while covering less than 1 nautical mile.
Next, the aircraft embarked on another descent from 11,515 feet to 3,292 feet, a decrease of 8,223 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 26 nautical miles.
After this descent, the aircraft entered a short cruise phase once more, this time maintaining an altitude of 3,292 feet for 5 minutes and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
Another descent followed, from 3,292 feet to 2,019 feet in just 2 minutes and 8 nautical miles. This set the stage for the final leg of the approach.
The aircraft began its final approach to runway 23L at McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS), where it maintained a heading of 225.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,066 feet above ground level 4 nautical miles from the runway.
Despite good threshold height conditions, the aircraft landed with a slightly fast touchdown speed of 126 knots. It touched down 332 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which might have been due to the pilot's miscalculation or the aircraft's excess speed. The touchdown rate was decent at 237 feet per minute (-fpm), but the aircraft had a slight tendency to veer away from the centerline due to a misaligned runway touchdown position, deviating 24 feet off center.
During rollout, the aircraft remained slightly off-centerline, deviating 26 feet from the desired position. However, this was a minor issue, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop safely.
Taxiing from the runway to the parking area took only about 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance came out to be approximately 609 nautical miles, achieved within a time frame of 97 minutes and using 0 pounds of fuel, which likely means the aircraft flew with a full or nearly full fuel tank.
A recent aircraft landing, designated as C750, demonstrated a high level of proficiency with a score of 95.2%. The aircraft was navigating a final approach towards runway 23L at KTYS McGhee Tyson Airport from the north east direction, specifically at a heading of 225.0° and a distance of 4 nautical miles while maintaining an altitude of 1,066 feet above ground level.
As the aircraft approached the runway, it successfully executed a landing, touching down on the runway surface with a touchdown speed of 126 kt, which was slightly above the target speed. However, the touchdown point was 332 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating that the pilot may have landed slightly short of the optimal position. Furthermore, the touchdown rate of -237 feet per minute was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft experienced a moderate descent rate during the landing phase.
During the post-landing analysis, it was observed that the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 24 feet from the centerline. This may have been caused by a slight deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the final approach or landing phase. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was found to be misaligned by 26 feet from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft's final position after touchdown may not have been perfectly aligned with the runway centerline.
Weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 52°F and a gentle tailwind of 3 kt coming from an angle of 51°. The crosswind component was minimal, with a value of 0 kt, indicating that the aircraft encountered little to no wind resistance during the landing phase. Overall, while the aircraft performed well in terms of speed and rate of descent, adjustments may be necessary to improve alignment and touchdown accuracy.
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