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Improve the rollout
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,738 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 483 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 14 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 33 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA). The takeoff distance was 596 meters, which accounted for 38% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 133 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 21°C and wind speeds of 16 knots at 299°. The crosswind was 6 knots, and the headwind was 14 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile south of Washington, D.C., and the aircraft climbed from 1,054 feet above sea level to 41,755 feet above sea level, an increase of 40,701 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 80 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 2 miles west of Hollymead, Virginia, and lasted for 40 minutes, covering a distance of 263 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 1 mile east of Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (KGSP) in Greer, South Carolina, and descended from 42,426 feet above sea level to 9,687 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,738 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 83 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise 6 miles southwest of Arnoldsville, Georgia, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 30 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 1 mile west of Poole Farm Airport (2GA1) in Oxford, Georgia, and the aircraft descended from 9,479 feet above sea level to 2,262 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,217 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 23 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 26R at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) was made from the east, heading 270.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,234 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 26R, which had a length of 2,738 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 120 knots.
The touchdown point was 53 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 108 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -243 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 23°C and wind speeds of 16 knots at 290°, with a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 16 knots.
The total landing distance was 917 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.7 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 487 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 103 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 1,375 kilograms.
The Cessna Longitude successfully landed on runway 26R at KATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, achieving a score of 94.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,234 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the local weather conditions, which included a temperature of 23°C and a wind speed of 16 knots at 290°.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 53 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly beyond the ideal spot. However, the touchdown speed of 108 knots was a bit faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown rate of -243 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the pilot was able to control the descent of the aircraft.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline. The total landing distance of 917 meters was 34% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.7 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's attempt to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot demonstrating good control and precision during the approach and touchdown phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and runway rollout alignment.
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