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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 7.7°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
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: 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 that landed joined below the 1,000 ft and 500 ft gates, after a go-around. The gate assessed on the earlier approach is not shown - it was not the landing's.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,263 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,993 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 12 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Vision Jet, then departed from runway 07 at MRLB Guanacaste Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,556 feet, which accounted for 17% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 100 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 93°F and a wind speed of 13 knots at 70°. The crosswind was negligible, while the headwind was 13 knots. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead MRLB Guanacaste Airport. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,287 feet above sea level to 15,011 feet, an increase of 13,723 feet, in just 9 minutes and covering a distance of 25 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 2 miles south of MRTG Taboga Airport. This phase lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 34 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase started 2 miles southeast of Chacarita, and the aircraft descended from an altitude of 14,334 feet to 3,612 feet, a decrease of 10,722 feet, in 9 minutes and covering a distance of 28 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 07 at MROC Juan Santamaría International Airport was made from the southwest, with a heading of 68.0° and at an altitude of 608 feet above ground level. However, the aircraft was required to perform a go-around, which was repeated. Eventually, the aircraft landed safely on runway 07, with a touchdown distance of 39 feet and a touchdown speed of 71 knots. The touchdown rate was excellent at -83 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 81°F and a wind speed of 17 knots at 80°. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the headwind was 17 knots. The total landing distance was 1,576 feet, which accounted for 19% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took just 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 98 nautical miles and took 35 minutes to complete, using 270 pounds of fuel.
The Vision Jet successfully landed at MROC Juan Santamaría International Airport, achieving a high score of 97.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 68.0° at 4 nautical miles and 608 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was conducted on runway 07, which has a length of 8,263 feet.
The initial approach was characterized by a good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured for landing. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 75 knots, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to maintain a higher altitude. Despite this, the touchdown point was 162 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation.
The touchdown speed of 74 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -44 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the pilot's skill and attention to detail.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 81°F and a headwind of 17 knots. The crosswind was minimal at 3 knots, which made the landing even more challenging but ultimately successful.
The second landing attempt was also successful, with a threshold speed that was a little below target at 71 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 39 feet, and the touchdown speed of 71 knots was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate of -83 fpm was excellent, indicating a very smooth and controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was again perfect, demonstrating the pilot's consistency and skill.
The total landing distance was 1,576 feet, which is 19% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain a high level of control and precision throughout the approach and landing. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the Vision Jet's landing at MROC Juan Santamaría International Airport was a success, with a high score of 97.6%. The pilot's skill and attention to detail were evident throughout the approach and landing, and the aircraft's performance was consistent with its capabilities.
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