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Departure
Make small rudder corrections to track the centreline, aiming at a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: You drifted off the runway centreline during the takeoff roll.
Watch for: Runway centreline position, nosewheel on centreline.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Track the centreline through touchdown using small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The aircraft touched down off the centreline at 164 ft, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 202 ft.
Watch for: Watch runway centreline position, keeping deviation inside the limit through touchdown and rollout.
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 · 12 stages, 10 scored
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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: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 300 ft gate: sink rate 2,717 fpm, more than the glideslope needed, centreline 12.3° off, against a 1° limit and speed 20 kt FAST on the reference speed of 100 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 5,000 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,018 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Beech RC-12X Guardrail 90274 taxied to runway 01L at KADW Joint Base Andrews and commenced the takeoff roll, covering 898 ft which represented 9 % of the runway length. Liftoff was achieved at 103 kt. Ambient conditions were 78 °F with a wind of 6 kt from 160°, a 2 kt cross-wind component and a 6 kt tailwind.
Climbing out over District Heights, Maryland, the aircraft rose from 1,254 ft asl to 157 ft asl, an altitude gain of 1,097 ft in 2 minutes while traversing 6 nm.
Level cruise began overhead KADW Joint Base Andrews Camp Springs, Maryland, and persisted for 1 minute, during which 2 nm were covered.
During the final approach to Washington Potomac, the aircraft descended from 1 nm to the final approach fix at 212 ft agl, maintaining the prescribed glide path.
The descent segment reduced altitude from 44 ft agl to ground level, a loss of 44 ft in 11 seconds, positioning the aircraft for touchdown.
Touchdown occurred on Washington Potomac at a speed of 95 kt with a vertical speed of minus 167 fpm; the main wheels contacted the runway 623 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Weather at the time was 81 °F with a wind of 7 kt from 20°, a 7 kt cross-wind component and a 2 kt tailwind.
Rollout continued on Washington Potomac at an elevation of 97 ft asl, covering a ground distance of 750 ft before the aircraft came to a stop.
In total, the flight covered 10 nm, lasted 4 minutes, and consumed 56 lbs of fuel.
Beech RC-12X Guardrail 90274 completed a final approach to Washington Potomac from 1 nm to 1 nm at an altitude of 212 ft agl. Local weather was 81 °F with a wind of 7 kt from 20°, a 7 kt crosswind component and a 2 kt tailwind component.
During the threshold and flare phase the aircraft descended from 44 ft agl to 0 ft agl, a decrease of 44 ft achieved in 11 seconds.
Touchdown occurred at a speed of 95 kt with a touchdown rate described as good at -167 fpm. The touchdown point was measured 623 ft beyond the touchdown zone.
The rollout was recorded at an altitude of 97 ft asl and covered a distance of 750 ft.
To improve the landing, adjust flare timing to place touchdown within the designated zone, targeting the aim point approximately 300 m (1,000 ft) down the runway. Refining this distance will help align the touchdown point with the touchdown zone and enhance overall score.
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