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MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
On the roll, make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline within 91 ft.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted off the centreline by 91 ft, and excess bank then carried through all three climb segments. A drifted roll like this usually leads into wandering bank angle through the climb.
Watch for: Watch the heading indicator and runway centreline during the roll, and the attitude indicator for wings level through the climb.
See Departure RollDeparture Climb 1Departure Climb 2Departure Climb 3
Arrival
Keep increasing back pressure smoothly after the sink arrests at 9.2 ft, holding that attitude firmly all the way to touchdown.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 9.2 ft, but 119 fpm of sink came back before touchdown, and sink returning like this usually carries through into a bounce at touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: steady, continuously decreasing sink held through the flare and into touchdown.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
Read more in Flare TimingStart to finish · 25 stages, 17 in the score
The approach before the go-around was abandoned. Its marks are shown, but only the approach that landed counts.
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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: five 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.
The approach that landed joined below the 500 ft gate, after a go-around. The gate assessed on the earlier approach is not shown - it was not the landing's.
Side view — the last 6,766 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,766 ft of the 9,210 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,212 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna 208B, then departed from runway 12L at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (KSJC). The takeoff distance was 7,040 feet, which was 99% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 113 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of San Jose, it reached an altitude of 2,144 feet above sea level, increasing from 1,084 feet in just 1 minute and covering 3 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 1 mile north of Seven Trees, California, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 2,844 feet to 7,313 feet, an increase of 4,470 feet in 8 minutes and covering 17 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise continued, with the aircraft flying at a steady altitude for 3 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles, before starting another descent. This descent took place 7 miles west of the San Luis Reservoir Seaplane Base, and the aircraft descended from 7,674 feet to 6,985 feet in 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, this time lasting 28 minutes and covering 64 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 6 miles northwest of Lanare, California, and the aircraft descended from 6,252 feet to 4,011 feet in 3 minutes and covering 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise, lasting 9 minutes and covering 16 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 29R at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (KFAT) was from the southeast, with a heading of 298.0 degrees at 2 nautical miles and 1,781 feet above ground level. However, the aircraft went around, touching down at 12 feet above ground level.
The aircraft eventually landed on runway 29R, which was 9,210 feet long. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 59 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 1,213 feet, and the touchdown speed was 55 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was perfect at 13 feet per minute.
However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 53 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions were a temperature of 82 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind of 7 knots at 299 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 7 knots. The total landing distance was 5,570 feet, which was 60% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also significantly misaligned by 140 feet from the centerline.
The taxiing from the runway to the parking area took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 132 nautical miles, and the flight took 69 minutes. The aircraft used 404 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna 208B aircraft successfully landed on runway 29R at KFAT Fresno Yosemite International Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing performance. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 298.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,781 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach score was 74.2%, indicating a decent but not outstanding performance.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down at a speed of 55 kt, which was within the target range. The touchdown distance of 1,213 ft was also good, indicating that the pilot had managed to slow down the aircraft effectively. However, the threshold height at 67 ft agl was above the target, suggesting that the pilot may have been a bit high on the approach.
The threshold speed was a little below the target at 59 kt, which may indicate that the pilot was not fully utilizing the aircraft's deceleration capabilities. The touchdown rate of 13 fpm was perfect, indicating that the pilot had managed to control the aircraft's descent effectively.
However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 53 ft from the centreline, which may indicate that the pilot was not fully focused on maintaining a straight course during the final approach. This misalignment was also reflected in the runway rollout alignment, which was off by 140 ft from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 82°F and a wind speed of 7 kt at 299°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 kt, while the headwind component was 7 kt, which may have contributed to the pilot's decision to land on runway 29R.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some notable deviations from the ideal performance. The pilot may need to work on maintaining a straight course during the final approach and utilizing the aircraft's deceleration capabilities more effectively.
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