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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 12 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Make small rudder corrections to track the centreline, aiming at a point on the far end of the runway.
What happened: Heading drifted off the extended centreline during the final approach segment.
Watch for: Heading indicator against the runway centreline track.
See Arrival Final 1
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.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 13 stages, 12 scored
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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: no landing flap set, sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3.5° glideslope, off the centreline, wings not level and speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,737 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 327 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 30 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport, where the aircraft, an American Champion Scout, successfully took off after covering a distance of 793 meters, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The liftoff speed was recorded at 52 knots. At the time of takeoff, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind of 1 knot blowing from the northwest.
As the aircraft entered the left-hand pattern, it did so from runway 30, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 73 seconds. The subsequent left-hand pattern crosswind leg was completed in 40 seconds, and the downwind leg took 39 seconds to cover the same distance. However, the flight was not without incident, as the pilot was forced to execute a go-around at 0 feet above ground level.
The final approach to runway 30 was made from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 325 degrees at a distance of 1 nautical mile and an altitude of 851 feet. The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 35 knots and a distance of 298 meters. The touchdown rate was an impressive -66 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was only slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.1 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were identical to those at takeoff, with a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind of 1 knot blowing from the northwest. The total landing distance was 496 meters, which accounted for 18% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The total flight distance was 5 nautical miles, and the flight used a total of -1 kilogram of fuel.
The American Champion Scout, registration LIONS 26 ANALOG, successfully landed at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport on runway 30. The aircraft approached the runway from the south east, heading 325.0° at a distance of 1 nautical mile and an altitude of 851 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the local weather conditions, which included a temperature of 15°C and a gentle wind of 1 kt from the west.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 50 kt, registering at 51 kt. However, the touchdown distance of 298 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing. The touchdown speed of 35 kt was also within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -66 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, demonstrating a high degree of control and precision.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 5.1 meters, but this did not significantly impact the overall landing performance. The total landing distance of 496 meters was only 18% of the runway length, indicating a short and efficient landing. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control and stability throughout the landing process.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with a score of 92.4%. The pilot's skills and experience were evident in the precise execution of the final approach and the controlled touchdown. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a gentle wind and a moderate temperature, which likely contributed to the smooth and efficient landing.
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