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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 10 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 3.1° of bank in the first climb segment and 2.6° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 52 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 52 ft, 7.4 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
See Arrival Landing
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 3,474 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 439 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Honda Jet taxiing from the parking area to the runway at UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport, a process that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 35, with a takeoff distance of 500 meters, which is 15% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 123 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and wind blowing at 29 knots from a direction of 330 degrees. The crosswind component was 14 knots, while the headwind component was 25 knots. After departing from the airport, the enroute climb started, with the aircraft ascending from an altitude of 1,030 feet above sea level to 24,431 feet above sea level, an increase of 23,400 feet in just 8 minutes, covering a distance of 27 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 3 miles west of Haci Zeynalabdin, a city in Sumqayit, Azerbaijan, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 31 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent from an altitude of 24,395 feet above sea level to 3,685 feet above sea level, a decrease of 20,709 feet in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 58 nautical miles. The descent took place 6 miles east of Shamakhi, a city in Shamakhi Rayon, Azerbaijan.
After the descent, the aircraft entered another enroute level cruise, this time starting 9 miles southeast of Oguz, a city in Oghuz Rayon, Azerbaijan, and lasting for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 16 at UBBQ Gabala International Airport was made from the north, heading 167.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,242 feet above ground level, 4 nautical miles from the airport.
The landing on runway 16 at UBBQ Gabala International Airport was successful, with a runway length of 3,474 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 107 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 438 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 103 knots. The touchdown rate was smooth at -119 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions during landing were a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and wind blowing at 13 knots from a direction of 150 degrees, with a crosswind component of 4 knots and a headwind component of 12 knots.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 127 nautical miles and took 36 minutes to complete, using 326 kilograms of fuel.
The Honda Jet successfully landed at UBBQ Gabala International Airport, achieving a score of 96.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 167.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,242 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the runway's length of 3,474 meters.
Upon landing, the aircraft demonstrated good threshold height, indicating a well-executed approach. The threshold speed of 107 knots was also satisfactory, suggesting that the pilot maintained control and stability throughout the descent. The touchdown distance of 438 meters was within acceptable limits, further indicating a smooth and controlled landing.
However, there were a few areas for improvement. The touchdown speed of 103 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have resulted in a slightly longer stopping distance. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate of -119 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating that the pilot managed to absorb the impact of the landing effectively.
One minor issue was the runway touchdown position, which was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centerline. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment or a minor miscalculation during the approach. Despite this, the landing was still considered successful, and the pilot's overall performance was commendable.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C and a wind speed of 13 knots at 150°. The crosswind component was minimal at 4 knots, while the headwind component was 12 knots, which may have assisted the pilot in maintaining control during the landing. Overall, the Honda Jet's landing at UBBQ Gabala International Airport was a success, with the pilot demonstrating a high level of skill and proficiency.
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