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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 4,010 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 4,010 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,116 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Honda HA420 began with a departure roll on runway 09 at KUWL New Castle-Henry County Municipal Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,229 ft, which represented 62% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 133 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was 62 °F with a wind speed of 1 knot coming from 270 °. There was no significant crosswind or tailwind component during takeoff.
The enroute climb started over KUWL New Castle-Henry County Municipal Airport in New Castle, Indiana. The aircraft climbed from 1,728 ft above sea level to 10,007 ft above sea level, gaining 8,279 ft in altitude in 4 minutes and covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase began 2 miles northeast of Rushville, Indiana and lasted 39 minutes, covering a distance of 200 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 2 miles east of Germantown, Illinois. The aircraft descended from 9,525 ft above sea level to 2,312 ft above sea level, descending 7,213 ft in altitude in 6 minutes and covering a distance of 21 nautical miles.
The landing took place on runway 18 at KSAR Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field, which had a runway length of 4,010 ft. The aircraft was at a height of 35 ft above ground level at the threshold of the runway and had a speed of 104 knots. The touchdown occurred 1,116 ft from the threshold at a speed of 95 knots, with a vertical speed indicator reading of -312 ft/min. The local weather at the time of landing was 59 °F with a wind speed of 1 knot coming from 269 °. There was a negligible crosswind and headwind component during landing.
The total landing distance was 2,506 ft, representing 62% of the runway. Taxiing from the runway to the parking area took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
Overall, the total flight distance covered was 241 nautical miles, the flight duration was 52 minutes, and no fuel was consumed during the flight.
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