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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Reduce power to hold the correct climb speed from the start of the climb.
What happened: During the initial climb, the aircraft was flown faster than the target climb speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: the normal climb speed band during the climb
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 32 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 32 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 32 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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.
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 1,747 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,747 m of the 2,270 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 908 m past the threshold — beyond 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 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 28 at the Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (KGKT). The takeoff distance was 1,042 meters, which accounted for 66% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 135 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots at 240 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 8 knots. The aircraft climbed to an altitude of 39,086 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,140 feet from the initial altitude of 1,946 feet above sea level. This climb took 17 minutes and covered a distance of 112 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 3 miles northeast of Bogart, Georgia, and lasted for 136 minutes, covering a distance of 866 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 18 miles northeast of the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport on Sister Island in the Cayman Islands. The descent from 41,144 feet above sea level to 1,685 feet above sea level took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 109 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued its descent, starting 7 miles west of George Town, Cayman Islands. The descent from 1,661 feet above sea level to 1,347 feet above sea level took just 1 minute and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 08 at the Owen Roberts International Airport (MWCR) was made from the west, heading 76.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,325 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 08 was characterized by a touchdown point that was 493 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 138 knots, which was too fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -227 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots at 30 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,667 meters, which accounted for 73% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 21.4 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,098 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 173 minutes. The aircraft used 3,107 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Longitude aircraft has successfully landed at Owen Roberts International Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach to runway 08 was initiated from the west, heading 76.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,325 feet above ground level. The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the landing was not executed perfectly.
One of the main concerns was the threshold height, which was significantly above the target height at 87 feet above ground level. This indicates that the aircraft may have been too high during the approach, which could have led to a longer landing distance. Additionally, the threshold speed was excessively high at 149 knots, which is faster than the recommended speed for landing. This could have put additional stress on the aircraft and its systems.
The touchdown point was 493 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 138 knots was also too fast, which could have led to a longer rollout distance. However, the touchdown rate of -227 feet per minute was fair, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down relatively quickly after touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 26°C and a wind speed of 10 knots at 30°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 7 knots, which is relatively light. Despite these favorable conditions, the aircraft's landing performance was not optimal.
The total landing distance was 1,667 meters, which is 73% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance, but the rollout alignment was misaligned by 21.4 meters from the centreline. This suggests that the aircraft may have drifted off the centreline during the rollout, which could have been caused by a variety of factors, including wind or pilot error.
Overall, while the Cessna Longitude aircraft was able to land safely, the landing was not executed perfectly. The aircraft's performance was affected by a number of factors, including a high threshold height, excessive threshold speed, and a misaligned touchdown point. However, the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance and the rollout alignment was not severely misaligned.
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