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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 0 ft agl.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Arrival
Reduce power sooner on final to bring speed back to 129 kt before the threshold.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 218 kt, well above 129 kt, and the flare ballooned back up from 44 ft before the sink returned. Carrying that extra speed into the flare usually floats the aircraft and carries the touchdown long, as it did here.
Watch for: Airspeed against 129 kt on short final.
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 1,000 ft gate: centreline 16.1° off, against a 1° limit and speed 158 kt FAST on the reference speed of 129 kt.
At the 500 ft gate: glideslope 5.5° against the runway's 3°, centreline 10.0° off, against a 1° limit and speed 145 kt FAST on the reference speed of 129 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 6,679 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,679 ft of the 7,005 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 3,686 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) took 22 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. Departure roll from runway 01 commenced at 163 kt, with a takeoff distance of 5,520 ft, representing 77% of the available runway. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 62 °F and a wind speed of 1 kt from 177°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and a slight tailwind.
The enroute climb phase began approximately 1 mile south of Washington, D.C., where the aircraft ascended from an initial altitude of 982 ft above sea level to a maximum altitude of 28,779 ft, an increase of 27,797 ft in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 98 nautical miles. Subsequent enroute descent phases were initiated 5 miles south of the NJ07 Newport Meadows Seaplane Base and overhead Broad Channel, with the aircraft descending from 28,849 ft to 7,652 ft and then from 8,157 ft to 339 ft above sea level, respectively. The enroute level cruise phase, which lasted 5 minutes, took place overhead Broad Channel, covering a distance of 19 nautical miles. The final enroute climb phase occurred overhead Corona, where the aircraft ascended from 8,157 ft to 9,064 ft in 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 22 at LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) was initiated from the north, with the aircraft descending from 9,079 ft to 339 ft above sea level in 4 minutes, covering 17 nautical miles. The landing was completed on runway 22, which had a length of 7,005 ft, with the touchdown point being excessively long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was 188 kt, and the touchdown rate was firm at -315 ft per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 105 ft from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 105 ft from the centreline. The total landing distance was 6,118 ft, representing 87% of the available runway. The total flight distance was 263 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 56 minutes and a fuel consumption of 4,508 lbs.
The aircraft touched down on runway 22 at KLGA LaGuardia Airport, with a touchdown point that utilized more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed of 188 kt was slightly above the threshold speed of 218 kt, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -315 fpm. However, the approach quality was compromised by an excessively over-target threshold height of 247 ft agl, indicating a potential issue with the aircraft's descent rate management.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was found to be excessively misaligned by 105 ft from the centreline, which was also reflected in the runway rollout alignment. This misalignment suggests that the pilot may have struggled to maintain a stable approach and touchdown, potentially due to factors such as wind shear or a loss of situational awareness. The total landing distance of 6,118 ft was 87% of the available runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient runway to stop safely.
The landing performance was evaluated as 50.0%, reflecting the combination of factors that contributed to the suboptimal approach and touchdown. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 68 °F and a light wind of 1 kt from 244 °, did not appear to have a significant impact on the landing. However, the firm touchdown rate and excessive misalignment from the centreline suggest that the pilot may have been challenged by the approach and touchdown phases, resulting in a lower overall score.
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