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Improve the pattern downwind leg
Spacing cues are relative to your eyepoint, so two simmers with different FOV settings following the same wingtip cue fly patterns half a mile different in width, and a wide FOV compresses depth so the runway on base looks further away than it is, biasing you towards a late turn. Pick a camera position and FOV, save it, and never change it, because every judgement you calibrate is calibrated to that picture.
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One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
Side view — the last 1,241 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,241 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 370 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 20 at the 1U1 Moose Creek US Forest Service Airport. The Rans S6S aircraft accelerated down the runway, covering a distance of 125 meters, which was 10% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 53 knots, marking the start of the flight.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. The pilot navigated the aircraft through a right-hand pattern entry from runway 20, completing the maneuver in less than 1 nautical mile in 18 seconds.
The right-hand pattern crosswind was also executed, with the aircraft covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in just 5 seconds. The pilot then proceeded to the pattern downwind turn, which was completed in 0 nautical miles, with an angle to the runway of 97.3 degrees. The downwind leg was covered in 33 seconds, and the base leg turn was completed in 1 nautical mile with an angle to the runway of 43.7 degrees.
The base leg was covered in less than 1 nautical mile in 5 seconds, and the final turn was completed in 35 seconds. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 20 from the north-east, heading 213.0 degrees at 0 nautical miles and -36 feet above ground level.
The landing was executed on runway 20, which had a length of 1,241 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was too high at 54 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 369 meters, and the touchdown speed was 31 knots, which was considered good. The touchdown rate was also good at -151 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.4 meters.
The local weather conditions remained the same during the landing, with a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. The total flight distance was 3 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 3 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Rans S6S aircraft successfully landed at 1U1 Moose Creek US Forest Service Airport, achieving a score of 97.6%. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 213.0° at an altitude of 0 nm and -36 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on runway 20, which has a length of 1,241 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was too high at 54 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to reduce the speed further before touchdown. The touchdown distance of 369 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft during the landing.
The touchdown speed of 31 knots was also reported as good, suggesting that the pilot had managed to slow the aircraft down to a safe speed before touching down. The touchdown rate of -151 feet per minute (fpm) was also good, indicating that the pilot had managed to control the descent of the aircraft during the landing.
However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.4 meters from the centerline, suggesting that the pilot may have been slightly off-center during the landing. This could be due to a variety of factors, including wind or pilot error.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were reported as follows: the temperature was 15°C, and the wind was 2 knots at 270°. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. These conditions were relatively calm, suggesting that they did not have a significant impact on the landing.
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