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MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Work on the flare
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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 11,000 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,902 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Vision Jet began with a 4-minute taxi from the parking area to the runway at WATT El Tari Airport. The departure roll took place on runway 25, with a takeoff distance of 851 ft, covering 10% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 102 kn. The local weather at the time of departure was 89 °F, with a wind of 23 kn at 320 °, resulting in a crosswind of 21 kn and a headwind of 10 kn.
The enroute climb started overhead WATT El Tari Airport in Kupang, Indonesia, climbing from 1,341 ft to 32,350 ft, covering 56 nm in 22 minutes. The level cruise began 39 miles southeast of Soe, lasting 74 minutes and covering 374 nm. The subsequent descent started 7 miles northwest of Wagait Beach in Northern Territory, Australia, descending from 32,346 ft to 627 ft in 15 minutes over 15 nm.
Another climb was initiated overhead Marrara in Northern Territory, climbing from 672 ft to 2,992 ft in 2 minutes, covering 4 nm. A subsequent descent began 1 mile northeast of Muirhead, descending from 3,001 ft to 1,809 ft in 2 minutes, covering 4 nm. The aircraft leveled off for a brief 2-minute cruise 3 miles northwest of Lee Point, covering 2 nm.
Further descent commenced 4 miles northwest of Lee Point, descending from 2,214 ft to 1,554 ft in 2 minutes over 3 nm. A short 2-minute level cruise followed 7 miles northwest of Nightcliff, covering 4 nm. Another climb began 11 miles northwest of Lee Point, climbing from 1,422 ft to 2,082 ft in 2 minutes over 4 nm.
The final approach to runway 11 at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin was from the west at 4 nm and 1,388 ft agl. The landing took place on the 11,000 ft runway, with the touchdown point slightly beyond the zone, but with a good touchdown speed of 72 kn and a smooth rate of -102 ft/m. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 22 ft from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 3,294 ft, covering 30% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, a 5-minute taxi was performed from the runway to the parking area, covering less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 488 nm, with a duration of 143 minutes and utilizing 672 lbs of fuel.
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