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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 32 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 8.4° of bank in the first climb segment and 8.1° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,202 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 163 m touchdown sits inside 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 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 08 at KBUR Hollywood Burbank Airport, a small airport located in Burbank, California. The takeoff distance was 662 meters, which accounted for 38% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 132 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 27 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots at 130 degrees. The crosswind and headwind components were both 2 knots. The enroute climb started overhead KBUR Hollywood Burbank Airport and continued for 9 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,315 feet above sea level to 29,086 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,771 feet. This climb covered a distance of 29 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles south of Lancaster, California. This cruise phase lasted for 10 minutes and covered a distance of 85 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 12 miles northeast of CN23 Harvard Airport in Yermo, California. The descent from 28,042 feet above sea level to 12,989 feet above sea level, a decrease of 15,053 feet, took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 58 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 4 miles southeast of NV42 Heritage Airport in Jean, California. This cruise phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent again, which started 7 miles east of Sandy Valley, Nevada. The descent from 13,003 feet above sea level to 9,050 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,953 feet, took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile southwest of Enterprise, Nevada. This cruise phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent once more, which started 1 mile north of KHND Henderson Executive Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. The descent from 9,063 feet above sea level to 3,293 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,770 feet, took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 26L at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 270.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,098 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 26L was successful, with a touchdown distance of 163 meters, which was 20% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 103 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -388 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.6 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 37 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 230 degrees. The crosswind and headwind components were both 1 knot. The total landing distance was 641 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 212 nautical miles and took 50 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 1,025 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Longitude successfully landed on runway 26L at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport, achieving a score of 94.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,098 feet above ground level (agl).
The pilot executed a smooth final approach, with a good threshold height and speed of 108 knots. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits at 163 meters, and the touchdown speed of 103 knots was well-controlled. The touchdown rate was firm at -388 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a controlled descent.
However, there was a slight deviation in the runway touchdown position, with the aircraft landing 7.6 meters off-centerline. This may be attributed to the pilot's judgment or the aircraft's handling characteristics. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 37°C and a light wind of 2 knots at 230°.
The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and the headwind component was also 1 knot, which did not significantly impact the landing. The total landing distance of 641 meters was within 20% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was excellent, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the landing phase.
Overall, the Cessna Longitude's landing performance was satisfactory, with the pilot executing a smooth and controlled approach and touchdown. The slight deviation in touchdown position was the only notable issue, but it did not compromise the safety of the landing.
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