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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 29 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 13,436 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,733 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 17R at the City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (KCOS). The takeoff distance was 3,576 feet, which accounted for 32% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 138 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 64°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 270°. The crosswind was also 2 knots, while the headwind was 0 knots. The enroute climb started overhead the Black Hollow Heliport (5CO5) in Colorado, where the aircraft ascended from 7,121 feet above sea level to 23,968 feet above sea level, an increase of 16,848 feet in 6 minutes and covering a distance of 32 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 7 miles north of the Youtsey Airport (CO09) in Colorado and lasted for 54 minutes, covering a distance of 411 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 5 miles east of Terral in Oklahoma, where it descended from 23,609 feet above sea level to 1,864 feet above sea level, a decrease of 21,745 feet in 13 minutes and covering a distance of 66 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 18R at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (KDFW) was made from the north, heading 180.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,287 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 18R, which had a length of 13,436 feet, was successful, with a threshold height that was good and a threshold speed that was well above the target at 128 knots.
The touchdown point was 341 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 119 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -223 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 270°, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 3,551 feet, which accounted for 26% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 27 feet from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 516 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 80 minutes, with no fuel consumption.
The Cessna Longitude successfully landed on runway 18R at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, achieving a score of 95.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 180.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,287 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the runway's length of 13,436 feet.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was significantly above the target speed of 128 kt. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more aggressively, resulting in a slightly longer landing distance. The touchdown point was 341 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation.
The touchdown speed of 119 kt was faster than the target speed, contributing to a touchdown rate of -223 feet per minute (fpm), which was considered fair. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled approach. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 kt at 270°, were relatively calm, with no significant crosswind or headwind affecting the landing.
The total landing distance of 3,551 feet was 26% of the runway's length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 27 feet from the centreline, indicating that the pilot may have experienced some difficulty in maintaining a straight course during the rollout phase.
Overall, the Cessna Longitude's landing on runway 18R at KDFW was a successful operation, with the pilot demonstrating good control and precision throughout the approach and touchdown phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and rollout alignment.
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