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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.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,805 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,495 ft 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 8 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna C172, then departed from runway 21 at KAOO Altoona Blair County Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,523 feet, which is 28% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 62 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 33°F and a wind speed of 0 knots at 148°. There was no crosswind or headwind, making the takeoff conditions ideal. As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it reached an altitude of 5,277 feet above sea level (asl) in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The enroute climb started overhead KAOO Altoona Blair County Airport, where the aircraft was initially at an altitude of 1,987 feet asl. It then climbed to 5,277 feet asl, an increase of 3,290 feet in 5 minutes, covering 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered 3 nautical miles. This was followed by another climb, which started 1 mile south east of Williamsburg and took the aircraft from 5,971 feet asl to 6,626 feet asl, an increase of 656 feet in 2 minutes, covering 3 nautical miles.
The flight continued with several level cruises and climbs, each with varying altitudes and distances covered. The aircraft climbed from 6,542 feet asl to 8,468 feet asl, an increase of 1,927 feet in 4 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles. It then entered a level cruise, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered 4 nautical miles. The next climb took the aircraft from 8,569 feet asl to 9,915 feet asl, an increase of 1,346 feet in 4 minutes, covering 9 nautical miles.
The flight then entered a level cruise, which lasted for 7 minutes and covered 15 nautical miles. This was followed by a descent, which started 2 miles west of Rebersburg and took the aircraft from 10,445 feet asl to 3,468 feet asl, a decrease of 6,977 feet in 11 minutes, covering 25 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which lasted for 4 minutes and covered 8 nautical miles.
The final descent started 2 miles north of Montgomery and took the aircraft from 3,275 feet asl to 1,866 feet asl, a decrease of 1,409 feet in 2 minutes, covering 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 27 at KIPT Williamsport Regional Airport, heading 257.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,306 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing on runway 27 was characterized by a touchdown point 1,009 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 55 knots, which was a little fast, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -131 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, but the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 25 feet from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 32°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 67°. There was no crosswind, but a tailwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 3,286 feet, which is 48% of the runway length. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1
The Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at KIPT Williamsport Regional Airport, but the landing was not without some areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 257.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,306 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 27, which has a length of 6,805 feet.
However, there were some issues with the landing. The threshold height at 72 feet agl was well above the target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. Additionally, the threshold speed was excessively high at 92 knots, which is faster than the recommended speed for landing. This could have put additional stress on the aircraft and potentially made the landing more difficult.
The touchdown point was 1,009 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant distance. The touchdown speed of 55 knots was a little fast, which could have contributed to the long touchdown distance. On the positive side, the touchdown rate was smooth at -131 feet per minute (fpm), indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down without any sudden deceleration.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, which is a positive aspect of the landing. The local weather conditions were also favorable, with a temperature of 32°F and a wind of 2 knots at 67°. There was no crosswind, but there was a tailwind of 2 knots, which could have affected the aircraft's performance during the landing.
The total landing distance was 3,286 feet, which is 48% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, but it is not excessively long. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 25 feet from the centreline, which could have made the landing more difficult.
Overall, the landing was not perfect, but it was still a safe and successful one. The pilot should review the landing and identify areas for improvement, such as reducing the threshold speed and touchdown speed, and working on maintaining a more accurate runway alignment.
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