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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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 1,586 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,586 m of the 2,887 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 357 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, a CRJ900, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW). This process took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 03L, with a takeoff distance of 1,494 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it encountered local weather conditions of 6°C temperature and a 10-knot wind at 310°. The crosswind was 10 knots, while the headwind was 2 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile northeast of KDTW and reached an altitude of 34,301 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,647 feet from the initial altitude of 1,654 feet. This climb took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 108 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise, starting 2 miles south of Streetsboro, Ohio, and lasting 11 minutes. During this period, it covered a distance of 90 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 4 miles northwest of Hawthorn, Pennsylvania, and descended from 33,654 feet to 30,382 feet, a decrease of 3,272 feet, in 3 minutes and covering 25 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 5 miles southeast of Sykesville, Pennsylvania, and lasting 10 minutes. During this period, it covered a distance of 76 nautical miles. The enroute descent started overhead Kitner Airport, New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, and descended from 30,514 feet to 8,133 feet, a decrease of 22,381 feet, in 9 minutes and covering 66 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile southwest of Elverson Airport, Elverson, Pennsylvania, and lasting 5 minutes. During this period, it covered a distance of 25 nautical miles. The enroute descent started overhead Flat Rock Seaplane Base, Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, and descended from 7,801 feet to 2,785 feet, a decrease of 5,016 feet, in 5 minutes and covering 22 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile southwest of Mount Holly, New Jersey, and lasting 2 minutes. During this period, it covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 1 mile west of Mount Laurel, New Jersey, and descended from 2,642 feet to 1,977 feet, a decrease of 666 feet, in 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting overhead Ellisburg, New Jersey, and lasting 2 minutes. During this period, it covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 27R at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) was made from the east, heading 255.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,279 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 27R was successful, with a touchdown distance of 355 meters and a touchdown speed of 142 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -210 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 7°C temperature and a 7-knot wind at 330°, with a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 7 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 434 nautical miles, taking 84 minutes, and the aircraft used
The CRJ900 aircraft successfully landed on runway 27R at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport, achieving a high score of 98.8%. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 255.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,279 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach to the runway was precise, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 146 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 355 meters, which is within the expected range. However, the touchdown speed of 142 knots was slightly higher than the ideal speed, indicating that the aircraft may have touched down with a bit more force than necessary. The touchdown rate of -210 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft's descent was not as smooth as it could have been.
Despite the slightly high touchdown speed, the aircraft's runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled approach to the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 7°C and a wind speed of 7 knots at 330°, contributed to a relatively calm landing environment. The crosswind component of 7 knots and the headwind component of 2 knots were well within the acceptable range for a safe landing.
The total landing distance of 1,504 meters, which accounts for 52% of the runway length, was within the expected range. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot's skills and experience were evident in the precise and controlled approach to the runway.
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