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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smoother, smaller aileron inputs to keep the wings level and hold bank angle near wings-level during the climb.
What happened: During the climb, bank angle rose to 9.2°, more roll than the climb out called for.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: wings level during the climb
Arrival
Reduce power earlier on final so speed bleeds back to 126 kt by the threshold, rather than carrying it in.
What happened: This flight crossed the threshold 13 kt above the target speed, then began the flare 6.7 ft above the normal band. Carrying speed like this across the threshold usually keeps the flare high and ends in a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 126 kt at the threshold.
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.
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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 500 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 500 ft gate: sink rate 1,628 fpm, more than the glideslope needed, glideslope 4.4° against the runway's 3°, centreline 3.2° off, against a 1° limit, wings 14° of bank, against a 10° limit and speed 59 kt FAST on the reference speed of 126 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,713 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 215 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LGMK Mykonos Island National Airport took less than a minute, covering a short distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The F-35B Lightning II then began its departure roll on runway 34, utilizing 50% of the available runway length to achieve liftoff at a speed of 228 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 28°C, with a headwind of 26 knots at 339°.
As the aircraft climbed away from Mykonos, it began its enroute climb, ascending from 519 feet above sea level to 28,479 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The climb was characterized by a significant increase in altitude, with a total ascent of 27,960 feet. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, reducing its altitude from 28,476 feet to 22,441 feet in 3 minutes, while covering a distance of 26 nautical miles. The descent was followed by a series of enroute climbs and level cruises, with the aircraft eventually beginning its final descent towards LGMK Mykonos Island National Airport. The descent from 23,299 feet to -56 feet above sea level took 4 minutes, covering a distance of 29 nautical miles.
The F-35B Lightning II touched down before the threshold of runway 34, achieving a touchdown speed of 137 knots. However, the touchdown rate was heavy at -619 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 120,440.2 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 668 meters, or 30% of the available runway length. Following touchdown, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 16 minutes to cover a distance of 70 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 163 nautical miles, with the aircraft using 1,406 kilograms of fuel during the 26-minute flight.
The approach to Runway 27 was initiated with a visual reference to the runway environment, but the quality of the approach was compromised by a crosswind component of 8 kt, which necessitated a correction to maintain alignment with the runway centreline. The aircraft's airspeed was managed to achieve a threshold speed of 137 kt, which was within the acceptable range for a touchdown on this runway.
The touchdown occurred before the threshold, resulting in a heavy touchdown rate of -619 fpm, which may have contributed to the aircraft's subsequent rollout characteristics. The runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 120,440.2 m from the centreline, indicating a significant deviation from the intended path. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 24 °C and a wind of 18 kt at 300 °, may have played a role in the pilot's decision-making process.
The rollout phase was marked by a continued misalignment with the runway centreline, with the aircraft deviating by 120,390.0 m. The total landing distance of 668 m was 30% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the overall performance of the landing was compromised by the excessive misalignment and heavy touchdown rate, resulting in a score of 37.3%.
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