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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 9.2 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 106 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 258 fpm.
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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 300 ft gate: off the centreline and speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,580 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,580 m of the 3,112 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 534 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a quick taxi from the parking area to the runway, taking less than 1 minute and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 31 at Hong Kong International Airport Kai Tak, with a takeoff distance of 470 meters, which is 15% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 126 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 19°C temperature and 8 knots of wind at 350 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 6 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Kowloon, where the aircraft climbed from 1,124 feet above sea level to 9,908 feet above sea level, an increase of 8,784 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft began its enroute descent 2 miles north of Tung Chung, descending from 9,909 feet above sea level to 1,910 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,999 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 4 miles southwest of Tsuen Wan and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 13 at Hong Kong International Airport Kai Tak was made from the northwest, heading 133.0 degrees at 0 nautical miles and 487 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 13, which has a length of 3,112 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 120 knots.
The touchdown point was 109 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 107 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was good at -180 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions during landing were 15°C temperature and 1 knot of wind at 270 degrees, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,490 meters, which is 48% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft took 5 minutes to taxi to the parking area, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 30 nautical miles, and the flight took 15 minutes to complete, using 236 kilograms of fuel.
The Cessna Longitude successfully landed at VHHX Hong Kong International Airport Kai Tak, achieving a score of 97.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-west, heading 133.0° at 0 nm and 487 ft above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 13, which has a length of 3,112 meters.
Upon touchdown, the threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was above the target at 120 kt. The touchdown point was 109 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 107 kt was slightly faster than desired, but the touchdown rate of -180 fpm was considered good.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.2 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the deviation from the touchdown zone. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C, a wind speed of 1 kt at 270°, and minimal crosswind or tailwind.
The total landing distance of 1,490 meters was 48% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, indicating that the pilot maintained 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 were some minor deviations from the desired landing parameters, which may be addressed in future training or operations.
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