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Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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 2,970 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 356 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 19R at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO). The takeoff distance was 500 meters, which is 22% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 131 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 13 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 259 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Millbrae, California, and ascending from 1,062 feet above sea level to 44,157 feet above sea level, an increase of 43,095 feet in 15 minutes and covering a distance of 99 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting overhead Coloma, California, and lasting for 60 minutes, covering a distance of 221 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 19 miles east of the Denio Junction Airport in Denio, Nevada, and descending from 44,101 feet above sea level to 7,006 feet above sea level, a decrease of 37,094 feet in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 119 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 3 miles south of Nampa, Idaho, and lasting for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead the Nampa Municipal Airport in Nampa, Idaho, and descending from 6,719 feet above sea level to 4,113 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,605 feet in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 10R at the Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho, was made from the west, heading 115.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,279 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 10R, which has a length of 2,970 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 113 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 357 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 106 knots. The touchdown rate was smooth at -144 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 462 nautical miles, taking 76 minutes, and the aircraft used 1,017 kilograms of fuel.
The Cessna Longitude successfully landed on runway 10R at KBOI Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field, achieving an overall score of 87.9%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 115.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,279 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 113 kt, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal landing speed. However, the touchdown distance of 357 meters was considered good, suggesting that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent. The touchdown speed of 106 kt was a little fast, which may have contributed to the slightly above-target threshold speed.
The touchdown rate of -144 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a controlled and stable descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, which is essential for a safe landing. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 16°C, which did not appear to have any significant impact on the landing.
The total landing distance of 877 meters was 30% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 87.5 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's control inputs during the rollout phase. Despite this, the pilot managed to maintain control of the aircraft and bring it to a safe stop.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot demonstrating good control and judgment throughout the approach and landing phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of maintaining a more accurate runway rollout alignment.
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