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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Apply small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft tracked 9 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and flights with this pattern usually carry extra bank, around 3.2°, into the first climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings level, tracking the runway centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,832 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 126 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Honda HA420 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LIMW Aosta Corrado Gex Airport, a process that took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 09, with a takeoff distance of 712 meters, which accounted for 47% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 125 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 11 knots at a direction of 120 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead the town of Quart in the Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta, Italy. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 2,817 feet above sea level to 30,776 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,959 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 26 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile north west of Les Houches in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of France. This phase of the flight lasted 10 minutes and covered a distance of 54 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile south west of Argis in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of France. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 30,718 feet above sea level to 3,898 feet above sea level, a decrease of 26,820 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 56 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting overhead the town of Mizerieux in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of France. This phase of the flight lasted 3 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile north west of Saint-Cyr-les-Vignes in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of France. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 3,877 feet above sea level to 2,529 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,348 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 17 at LFMH Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 175.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,214 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 17, which had a length of 1,832 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 101 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 126 meters, and the touchdown speed was 96 knots, which was also good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -273 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 7 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 7 knots at a direction of 170 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 815 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 154 nautical miles, and the flight used 435 kilograms of fuel.
The Honda HA420 aircraft successfully landed at LFMH Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport, achieving a high score of 97.1%. The final approach to runway 17 was initiated from the north, with the aircraft heading 175.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,214 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was executed smoothly, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 101 knots. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits at 126 meters. The touchdown speed of 96 knots was satisfactory, indicating a controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -273 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down more gently.
One minor issue was observed during the landing, as the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 meters from the centerline. This deviation may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 7°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from 170°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 7 knots, which likely contributed to the smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 815 meters was 45% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and precision. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown rate and alignment with the centerline.
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