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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 2.1°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 28 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 28 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 28 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 1,000 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,339 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,093 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Vision Jet, then departed from runway 23L at Düsseldorf Airport (EDDL), with a takeoff distance of 1,456 feet, which was 19% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 97 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 59°F and winds of 9 knots at 190°. The crosswind was 6 knots, and the headwind was also 6 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Düsseldorf Airport, with the aircraft ascending from 1,162 feet above sea level to 30,445 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,283 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 61 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 1 mile southwest of Beelen Airfield (EDLQ), lasting 7 minutes and covering 34 nautical miles. The aircraft then climbed again, this time from 30,534 feet to 33,000 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,467 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 2 miles northeast of Willebadessen, with the aircraft descending from 32,995 feet to 30,642 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,354 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 28 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 2 miles southeast of Adelebsen, lasting 16 minutes and covering 94 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 1 mile west of Rackwitz, with the aircraft descending from 30,834 feet to 2,168 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,666 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 55 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 04 at Dresden Airport (EDDC) was made from the southwest, heading 42.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,413 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 04, which had a length of 8,339 feet. The threshold height was excessively over target, and the threshold speed was too high at 86 knots.
The touchdown point was 591 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 70 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was good at -190 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 16 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 68°F and winds of 10 knots at 210°, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 3,302 feet, which was 40% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 285 nautical miles, taking 84 minutes, and the aircraft used 582 pounds of fuel.
The Vision Jet aircraft successfully landed on runway 04 at EDDC Dresden Airport, but the landing was not without some issues. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 42.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,413 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was 591 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating that the pilot may have slightly over-extended the landing.
The threshold height at 121 feet agl was excessively over the target, suggesting that the pilot may have descended too quickly or not maintained a stable approach. Additionally, the threshold speed was too high at 86 knots, which could have contributed to the over-extended landing. The touchdown speed of 70 knots was also a little fast, which may have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear.
Despite these issues, the touchdown rate was good at -190 feet per minute (fpm), indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 16 feet from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or a miscalculation of the aircraft's position.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 68°F and a wind speed of 10 knots at 210°. The crosswind was minimal at 2 knots, and the tailwind was 10 knots, which may have contributed to the over-extended landing.
The total landing distance was 3,302 feet, which is 40% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, but it is not excessively long. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout and was able to bring the aircraft to a stop safely.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilot was able to bring the Vision Jet to a safe stop on the runway. However, there are areas for improvement, such as maintaining a more stable approach, descending at a slower rate, and achieving a more optimal touchdown speed.
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