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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Slow down before tight turns
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 seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,395 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 217 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Brussels Airport, the Kodiak 100 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. As it reached the runway, the aircraft initiated its departure roll on runway 19, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 93 knots in a distance of 539 meters, which accounted for 20% of the runway's length.
As the aircraft climbed away from Brussels, it encountered local weather conditions of 10°C temperature and a wind of 8 knots at 310°, resulting in a crosswind of 7 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots. The enroute climb phase began overhead Zaventem, where the aircraft ascended from 499 feet above sea level to 3,887 feet, an increase of 3,388 feet in just 6 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles. The aircraft continued to climb and cruise at various altitudes and locations, including Vlezenbeek, Xhendelesse, and Breinigerberg, before beginning its descent towards Düsseldorf Airport. The descent phase started 3 miles north west of Ratingen, where the aircraft descended from 7,007 feet to 2,993 feet in 5 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Düsseldorf Airport, it initiated its final approach to runway 23L from the north east, heading 233.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,295 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 216 meters and a touchdown speed of 57 knots. The aircraft's touchdown rate was -173 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.3 meters from the centreline. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 6 minutes and covered 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 192 nautical miles, taking 80 minutes, and the aircraft used 220 kilograms of fuel during the journey.
The final approach to runway 23L at EDDL Düsseldorf Airport from the north east was executed with precision, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 233.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,295 feet above ground level. The approach quality was excellent, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 67 knots, well within the acceptable range. The aircraft touched down smoothly at a speed of 57 knots, with a touchdown rate of -173 feet per minute, indicating a controlled descent.
The touchdown characteristics were good, with a touchdown distance of 216 meters, well within the acceptable range. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.3 meters from the centreline, which may require some adjustment in the approach path. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 7°C and winds of 4 knots at 330°, contributed to a relatively calm environment, with a minimal crosswind component of 4 knots and a tailwind component of 1 knot.
The rollout phase was executed flawlessly, with the aircraft maintaining perfect alignment with the runway centreline. The total landing distance of 614 meters, which accounted for 26% of the runway length, was well within the acceptable range. Overall, the landing was scored 99.4%, reflecting the high level of precision and control demonstrated throughout the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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