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Maintain the centreline
Not the biggest loss in points — the one thing on this flight a check pilot would raise first, and the guide passage for it.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 640 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 640 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 332 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna C172, then departed from runway 22R at KEWR Newark Liberty International Airport. The takeoff distance was 407 meters, which accounted for 19% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 58 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of -0°C and wind blowing at 18 knots from a direction of 329°. The crosswind component was 15 knots, while the tailwind component was 10 knots. After departing from KEWR, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport. The climb took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 445 feet above sea level to 3,864 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,419 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started overhead Union, New Jersey. This phase lasted for 32 minutes and covered a distance of 55 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started overhead Northampton, Pennsylvania. The descent took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 3,700 feet above sea level to 1,283 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,416 feet.
The final approach to runway 01 at 69N Slatington Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 1.0° at an altitude of 889 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 01, which had a length of 640 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 91 knots. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway, and the touchdown speed was fast at 66 knots. However, the touchdown rate was good at -187 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.8 meters from the centreline, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of -2°C and wind blowing at 12 knots from a direction of 308°. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots. The total landing distance was 559 meters, which accounted for 87% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 25.5 meters from the centreline.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 73 nautical miles and took 58 minutes to complete, using 29 kilograms of fuel.
The Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at Slatington Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The pilot achieved a final approach to runway 01 from the south, heading 1.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 889 feet above ground level. The landing was made on a runway with a length of 640 meters, and the threshold height was satisfactory.
However, the pilot encountered some difficulties during the landing. The threshold speed was excessively high at 91 knots, which is above the recommended speed for a safe landing. As a result, the touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. This indicates that the pilot may have been unable to slow the aircraft down sufficiently before touching down, resulting in a longer than necessary landing distance.
The touchdown speed of 66 knots was also fast, which can increase the risk of a bounced landing or a loss of control. Fortunately, the touchdown rate was good at -187 feet per minute, indicating that the pilot was able to control the descent of the aircraft. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.8 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the long landing distance.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were cold, with a temperature of -2°C, and a moderate wind blowing at 12 knots from a direction of 308°. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots. These conditions may have made the landing more challenging for the pilot.
The total landing distance was 559 meters, which is 87% of the available runway. This is a relatively long landing distance, and it may indicate that the pilot needs to work on slowing the aircraft down more effectively before touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 25.5 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the long landing distance.
Overall, while the pilot was able to land the aircraft safely, there are some areas that need improvement. The pilot should work on slowing the aircraft down more effectively before touchdown and on maintaining a more accurate alignment with the runway centerline during the landing roll.
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