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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 65 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 80 kt against a rotation target of 65 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 65 kt.
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Arrival
Ease and smooth your back pressure through the crosswind turn, avoiding abrupt elevator inputs that spike the g loading.
What happened: On the crosswind leg the aircraft loaded 0.5 g, an abrupt g force excursion during the turn.
Watch for: G-meter: smooth, steady loading through the crosswind turn.
Bank angle in the pattern is conventionally kept to 20 to 30 degrees, and the base-to-final turn is where that convention earns its keep. Stall speed rises with bank because the wing must produce more lift in a turn. Roughly 7 per cent higher at 30 degrees, about 19 per cent at 45, and around 40 per cent at 60. At 65 kt on base you don't have much margin to spend steepening a turn to salvage an overshoot.
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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 for a circuit: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
At the 300 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,667 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 71 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 32 at EGNM Leeds Bradford Airport. The aircraft, a Cessna C172, accelerated down the runway and lifted off at a speed of 80 kt, requiring a takeoff distance of 68 m, which was 4% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 15 °C and a wind speed of 1 kt from a direction of 270 °, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind component.
As the aircraft entered the traffic pattern, it followed a left-hand pattern entry from runway 32, completing the maneuver in less than 1 nm in 24 seconds. The subsequent left-hand pattern crosswind was also executed in less than 1 nm in 25 seconds. The pilot then initiated a pattern downwind turn, which covered a distance of 1 nm and involved a turn of 87.7 ° to align with the runway. The downwind leg itself was 2 nm long and took 66 seconds to complete.
Following the downwind leg, the pilot executed a pattern base leg turn, which covered a distance of 2 nm and involved a turn of 21.1 ° to align with the runway. The base leg itself was less than 1 nm long and took 27 seconds to complete. The final turn, which brought the aircraft onto the final approach, was completed in less than 1 nm in 14 seconds.
The final approach to runway 32 was made from the south east, with the aircraft flying at a heading of 287.0 ° and an altitude of 305 ft above ground level (agl) at a distance of 1 nm from the runway threshold. The landing was executed at a threshold speed of 57 kt, with a touchdown distance of 68 m and a touchdown speed of 55 kt. The touchdown rate was perfect at -50 fpm, and the runway touchdown alignment was also perfect.
The total landing distance was 343 m, which was 21% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled landing. The total flight distance was 6 nm, and the flight took 6 minutes to complete, using 2 kg of fuel in the process.
The Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at EGNM Leeds Bradford Airport, achieving a high score of 96.8%. The final approach to runway 32 was conducted from the south east, with the aircraft heading 287.0° at 1 nautical mile and 305 feet above ground level (agl). This indicates a precise and controlled approach, with the pilot maintaining a steady course and altitude.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, which suggests that the pilot maintained a consistent descent rate and altitude. The threshold speed of 57 knots was also within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's speed during the approach. The touchdown distance of 68 meters was also good, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's descent and touch down at the correct point on the runway.
The touchdown speed of 55 knots was also within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -50 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled touchdown. The runway touchdown alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the pilot had maintained a steady course and had not deviated from the centerline of the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and headwind, making the landing even more challenging and impressive. The total landing distance of 343 meters, which is 21% of the runway length, is also a testament to the pilot's skill and control.
Finally, the runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had maintained control over the aircraft's speed and direction during the rollout phase, ensuring a safe and controlled stop at the end of the runway. Overall, this landing demonstrates the pilot's exceptional skill and control, and the aircraft's performance in a variety of conditions.
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