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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 4.5°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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 seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,440 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 407 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 27 at KSAN San Diego International Airport. The takeoff distance was 625 meters, which is 30% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 127 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of San Diego International Airport, it reached an altitude of 32,045 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,027 feet from the initial altitude of 1,017 feet. This climb took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 26 nautical miles. The enroute climb started over San Diego, California, and continued until the aircraft reached the desired cruising altitude.
The enroute level cruise began 3 miles west of Descanso, California, and lasted for 10 minutes, covering a distance of 79 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent from 31,629 feet above sea level to 4,534 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,095 feet, in 14 minutes and covering 79 nautical miles. This descent started 11 miles southeast of KTNP Twentynine Palms Airport.
The aircraft then leveled off again 1 mile northwest of Parker Strip, Arizona, and cruised for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 5 miles southeast of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and the aircraft descended from 4,573 feet above sea level to 2,114 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,459 feet, in 3 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 32 at KHII Lake Havasu City International Airport was made from the southeast, heading 330.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,356 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 32, which has a length of 2,440 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was well above the target at 121 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 403 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 109 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -286 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions were a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius, with a wind of 9 knots at 9 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, and the headwind was 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 963 meters, which is 39% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 17.2 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 209 nautical miles, and the flight took 51 minutes. The aircraft used 875 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Longitude successfully landed at Lake Havasu City International Airport, achieving a score of 93.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 330.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,356 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a smooth final approach, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 32, which has a length of 2,440 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was above the target speed of 121 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 109 knots was slightly faster than desired. The touchdown distance of 403 meters was within acceptable limits, indicating a good landing performance. The touchdown rate of -286 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the pilot could have managed the descent more efficiently.
During the landing, the aircraft touched down slightly off-centerline, deviating by 3.1 meters from the runway centerline. This misalignment was likely due to a combination of factors, including wind and pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 24°C, a wind speed of 9 knots at 9°, and a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance of 963 meters was 39% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 17.2 meters from the centerline, suggesting that the pilot may have struggled to maintain control during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and rollout alignment.
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