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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,738 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 549 m past the threshold — beyond 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 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 27 at Key West International Airport (KEYW). The takeoff distance was 533 meters, which accounted for 37% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 132 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 15 knots at 260 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 15 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Key West, Florida. The climb took 18 minutes and covered 97 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,006 feet above sea level to 44,159 feet above sea level, an increase of 43,153 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 3 miles east of the Little Deer Airport in Ochopee, Florida. This cruise phase lasted 56 minutes and covered 387 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 4 miles northeast of Edison, Georgia. The descent took 18 minutes and covered 99 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 44,290 feet above sea level to 8,168 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,123 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile northwest of Grantville, Georgia. This cruise phase lasted only 3 minutes and covered 15 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 3 miles east of Whitesburg, Georgia. The descent took 7 minutes and covered 17 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 7,848 feet above sea level to 2,315 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,532 feet.
The final approach to runway 09R at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 90 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,282 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 09R, which had a length of 2,738 meters. The threshold height at 71 feet above ground level was well above the target, and the threshold speed was too high at 131 knots.
The touchdown point was 125 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 114 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -327 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.7 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 130 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,369 meters, which accounted for 50% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.3 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 7 minutes and covered 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 623 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 114 minutes. The aircraft used 1,681 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Longitude aircraft successfully landed on runway 09R at KATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, but the landing was not without some issues. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 90.0° at 4 nm and 1,282 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was 125 m beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating that the pilot may have slightly over-shot the mark.
The touchdown speed of 114 kt was a bit higher than the ideal speed, suggesting that the pilot may have been unable to fully arrest the aircraft's descent before touching down. The touchdown rate of -327 fpm was firm, indicating that the aircraft did not experience any significant bounce or oscillation upon touchdown. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.7 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 24 °C and a wind speed of 4 kt at 130°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 3 kt, which is relatively minimal and should not have significantly impacted the landing. The runway length of 2,738 m was more than sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 1,369 m, which was approximately 50% of the runway length.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.3 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's control inputs during the rollout phase. Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the Cessna Longitude aircraft was able to safely touch down on the runway and come to a stop without any significant issues.
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