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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Ease back pressure in smoothly as you approach 61 kt, holding a steady rotation rate rather than snatching the controls.
What happened: On the takeoff roll the aircraft bounced before becoming fully airborne.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: a smooth, continuous pitch-up through liftoff with no secondary bounce.
See Departure Roll
Bank angle in the pattern is conventionally kept to 20 to 30 degrees, and the base-to-final turn is where that convention earns its keep. Stall speed rises with bank because the wing must produce more lift in a turn. Roughly 7 per cent higher at 30 degrees, about 19 per cent at 45, and around 40 per cent at 60. At 65 kt on base you don't have much margin to spend steepening a turn to salvage an overshoot.
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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 for a circuit: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
At the 300 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,322 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,322 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 344 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 area to the runway, which took approximately 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna C172, then departed from runway 10 at LSZR Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport. The takeoff distance was 589 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 59 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were favorable, with a temperature of 22°C and a wind speed of 0 knots at 100°. There was no crosswind or headwind to contend with. After takeoff, the aircraft entered a left-hand pattern, which it completed in a series of turns and legs. The pattern entry from runway 10 took less than 1 nautical mile in 13 seconds, while the crosswind turn took less than 1 nautical mile in 26 seconds.
The aircraft then proceeded to the downwind turn, which covered a distance of 1 nautical mile and had an angle to the runway of 60.6°. The downwind leg itself was 2 nautical miles long and took 59 seconds to complete. The base leg turn had an angle to the runway of 38.5° and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The base leg was less than 1 nautical mile long and took 24 seconds to complete.
The final turn was the shortest of the pattern, taking less than 1 nautical mile in 7 seconds. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 10, heading 99.0° at an altitude of 154 feet above ground level and a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 10 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 343 meters, which was 47% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 53 knots, which was considered good. The touchdown rate was excellent at -80 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 12.2 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were similar to those at takeoff, with a temperature of 21°C and a wind speed of 0 knots at 100°. There was no crosswind or headwind to contend with. The total landing distance was 619 meters, which was slightly longer than the touchdown distance. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 13.6 meters.
The total flight distance was 7 nautical miles, which was completed in 8 minutes. The aircraft used no fuel during the flight.
The Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at LSZR Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport, achieving a score of 93.4%. The final approach to runway 10 was initiated from the west, with a heading of 99.0° at an altitude of 154 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was slightly too high at 73 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft performed well, with a touchdown distance of 343 meters, which is considered good. The touchdown speed of 53 knots was also within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate of -80 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 12.2 meters, which may require some adjustments during future approaches.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 21°C and a wind speed of 0 knots at 100°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and headwind, making the landing conditions ideal. The total landing distance of 619 meters was 47% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's performance.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly off-centreline by 13.6 meters, which may require some adjustments to the pilot's technique. Overall, the landing was successful, and with some minor adjustments, the pilot can achieve an even higher score in the future.
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