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Departure
Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 62 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 79 kt, 17 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 62 kt at liftoff
See Departure Roll
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 14 stages, 14 in the score
Events
Events
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 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
At the 500 ft gate: no landing flap set, off the centreline and wings not level.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,606 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 244 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing Cibao International Airport, the Cessna Skyhawk began its takeoff roll on runway 11, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 79 kt in 1,148 meters, which represented 44% of the available runway length. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 15 °C and a gentle tailwind of 1 kt from 270°. As the aircraft lifted off, it entered a left-hand traffic pattern, navigating the initial turn in a mere 36 seconds, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The aircraft continued to follow the standard traffic pattern, executing a left-hand crosswind turn in 18 seconds, and then proceeded to the downwind leg, where it maintained a steady heading of 45° relative to the runway. The downwind leg itself spanned 4 nautical miles, taking 130 seconds to complete. As the aircraft began its base leg turn, it reduced its angle to the runway to 18.4°, before aligning itself for the final approach. The final turn was executed in a mere 8 seconds, positioning the aircraft for a smooth touchdown on runway 11.
The Cessna Skyhawk touched down on the runway at a speed of 43 kt, with a smooth touchdown rate of -104 fpm. The aircraft's touchdown distance of 241 meters was well within the available runway length of 2,606 meters. Although the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.6 meters from the centerline, the landing was otherwise uneventful. The total flight distance of 9 nautical miles was covered in 6 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 3 kg.
The aircraft touched down smoothly on runway 11 at MDST Cibao International Airport, with a threshold height that was well within acceptable limits. The approach quality was excellent, with a steady descent rate of -104 fpm, indicating a high degree of control and precision. The threshold speed of 58 kt was also well within the recommended range, demonstrating a good understanding of the aircraft's performance characteristics.
As the aircraft made contact with the runway, the touchdown speed of 43 kt was good, and the touchdown distance of 241 m was well within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate was smooth, indicating a high degree of control and a well-executed landing. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.6 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path or a minor error in the pilot's alignment.
The rollout phase was uneventful, with the aircraft coming to a stop in a relatively short distance. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15 °C and a light wind of 1 kt at 270 °, were favorable for the landing. The overall score of 96.7% reflects a high degree of proficiency and a well-executed landing, with only a minor deviation in the runway touchdown position detracting from an otherwise excellent performance.
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