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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Slow down before tight turns
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.
Side view — the last 4,309 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 4,309 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,014 ft touchdown sits inside 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 21 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza, then departed from runway 35L at KOKC Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The takeoff distance was 1,377 feet, which accounted for 14% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 90 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 47°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 319°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile north of KOKC Will Rogers World Airport, rising from an altitude of 2,309 feet above sea level to 7,862 feet above sea level, an increase of 5,553 feet, in just 6 minutes and covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles northwest of Tuttle, Oklahoma, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 25 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 1 mile west of Binger, Oklahoma, and descended from 7,732 feet above sea level to 3,680 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,052 feet, in just 5 minutes and covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead 01OK Lawrence Airport Eakly, Oklahoma, and lasted for 10 minutes, covering a distance of 18 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 35 at KCLK Clinton Regional Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 359.0° at an altitude of 1,225 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 35 at KCLK Clinton Regional Airport was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 73 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown distance was 1,008 feet, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 45°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 90°, resulting in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,944 feet, which accounted for 45% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took just 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 78 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 43 minutes, with the aircraft using 76 pounds of fuel.
The Beechcraft A36 Bonanza successfully landed at KCLK Clinton Regional Airport, achieving a perfect score of 100.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 359.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,225 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the runway's length of 4,309 feet and the local weather conditions.
The temperature at the time of landing was 45°F, with a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 90°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component of 4 knots, while the headwind component was zero. The pilot's ability to adapt to these conditions was evident in the smooth touchdown and rollout.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 80 knots, which may have been due to the pilot's cautious approach. Despite this, the touchdown distance of 1,008 feet was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 73 knots was only a little fast.
The most impressive aspect of the landing was the smooth touchdown rate of -112 feet per minute (fpm), which is a testament to the pilot's skill and experience. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. This is crucial for a safe and controlled landing.
The total landing distance of 1,944 feet was 45% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft throughout the landing process. Overall, this landing was a textbook example of a well-executed approach and landing, and the pilot's skills and experience were on full display.
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