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Maintain the centreline
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: 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 642 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 642 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 62 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Cessna Skyhawk began with a smooth departure roll on runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,114 ft, representing 15% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 62 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was calm, with a temperature of 59°F and a light tailwind of 1 knot.
Once airborne, the enroute climb started 1 mile southeast of Marigot, Saint Martin. The aircraft climbed from 1,392 ft above sea level to 2,707 ft, gaining 1,315 ft in just 1 minute and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.
After reaching cruising altitude, the level cruise phase began 2 miles southeast of Marigot, lasting 12 minutes and covering 15 nautical miles of distance.
The flight concluded with a smooth landing on runway 28 at TFFJ Saint Barthélemy - Rémy de Haenen Airport. The runway, with a length of 2,106 ft, presented a slight challenge for the pilot. The aircraft touched down 197 ft from the threshold at a speed of 42 knots, with a vertical speed indicator reading -130 ft/min. The local weather at the time of landing was calm, with a temperature of 60°F and a slight headwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 570 ft, accounting for 27% of the runway length. Overall, the flight covered a distance of 24 nautical miles, taking 29 minutes to complete and consuming 20 lbs of fuel.
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