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Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,094 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 304 m 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 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 24 at KCRQ McClellan-Palomar Airport. The takeoff distance was 201 meters, which accounted for 14% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 126 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270 degrees. There was no crosswind, but a headwind of 1 knot was present. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile west of KCRQ McClellan-Palomar Airport, rising from an altitude of 1,175 feet above sea level to 5,010 feet above sea level in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase started 4 miles southwest of Carlsbad, California, and lasted for 10 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 30 nautical miles. The descent phase began overhead Spring Valley, California, where the aircraft descended from an altitude of 4,740 feet above sea level to 1,332 feet above sea level in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27 at KSAN San Diego International Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 287.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,309 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 103 knots and a smooth touchdown rate of -110 feet per minute. The touchdown distance was 305 meters, which was within the acceptable limits.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as those at the time of departure, with a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270 degrees. There was no crosswind, but a headwind of 1 knot was present. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.9 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 47 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 23 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 384 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Longitude successfully landed at San Diego International Airport (KSAN) on runway 27, achieving a high score of 97.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 287.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,309 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was within the acceptable range, at 103 knots, and the touchdown distance was also satisfactory at 305 meters. The touchdown rate was smooth, at -110 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 4.9 meters, which may require some adjustments in the pilot's approach.
The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 28°C and a gentle wind of 1 knot from 270°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and a slight headwind of 1 knot, which did not significantly impact the landing. The total landing distance was 979 meters, which is 47% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly off-centreline by 8.7 meters, which may require some adjustments in the pilot's control inputs. Nevertheless, the overall performance of the Cessna Longitude was impressive, with a smooth touchdown and a short landing roll. The pilot's skills and the aircraft's capabilities were well-suited to the conditions, resulting in a successful landing at KSAN.
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