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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,135 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 264 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Pesim FPV Drone Racer taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KHPN Westchester County Airport, a process that took 8 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. Once on the runway, the drone took off from runway 11, covering a distance of 338 meters, which was 35% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 80 knots.
As the drone departed the airport, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 269°. The crosswind was negligible, while the tailwind was 1 knot. The drone then began its enroute climb, starting overhead KHPN Westchester County Airport and ascending from 774 feet above sea level to 4,015 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,241 feet in just 3 minutes. This climb covered a distance of 6 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the drone entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile south east of Rye, New York, and lasting for 15 minutes. During this period, the drone covered a distance of 31 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 2 miles south east of New Dorp Beach, where the drone descended from 3,856 feet above sea level to 1,357 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,499 feet in 5 minutes. This descent covered a distance of 12 nautical miles.
As the drone approached its destination, KLGA LaGuardia Airport, it began its final approach to runway 04 from the south west, heading at 32.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,338 feet above ground level. The drone landed on runway 04, which had a length of 2,135 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 72 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 262 meters, and the touchdown speed was 64 knots, which was also good. The touchdown rate was smooth at -125 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.6 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 496 meters, which was 23% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the drone taxiied to the parking area, a process that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 56 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 33 minutes. The drone used 11 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Pesim FPV Drone Racer successfully completed a landing at KLGA LaGuardia Airport, achieving a high score of 96.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 32.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,338 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the drone landed smoothly on runway 04, which has a length of 2,135 meters.
The threshold height was well-maintained, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 72 knots. This indicates that the drone's descent and speed control were effectively managed during the approach. The touchdown distance was also satisfactory, measuring 262 meters, and the touchdown speed was good at 64 knots. The touchdown rate was smooth, with a rate of -125 feet per minute (fpm), which suggests that the drone's descent was well-controlled and gentle.
However, there was a slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position, with the drone touching down 3.6 meters off the centerline. This may be attributed to minor deviations in the drone's navigation or control during the final approach. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a gentle wind of 1 knot at 270°. The crosswind and tailwind components were minimal, at 1 knot each, which did not significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance was 496 meters, which accounts for 23% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the drone's approach and touchdown were well-executed. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the drone's control and stability were maintained during the rollout phase. Overall, the Pesim FPV Drone Racer demonstrated excellent landing skills and precision, earning a high score of 96.1%.
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