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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Maintain the centreline
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 741 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 741 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 234 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 26 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a DA62, then departed from runway 08 at KBUR Hollywood Burbank Airport. The takeoff distance was 549 meters, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 83 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and winds of 8 knots at 197 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a tailwind of 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead KBUR Hollywood Burbank Airport, where it climbed from 1,353 feet above sea level to 2,415 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,062 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time starting 2 miles southwest of La Canada Flintridge, where it climbed from 2,443 feet above sea level to 3,405 feet above sea level, an increase of 963 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time lasting 5 minutes and covering a distance of 11 nautical miles, starting 1 mile east of Pasadena. The aircraft then began its descent, starting overhead Hacienda Heights, where it descended from 3,398 feet above sea level to 682 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,717 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 24 at KFUL Fullerton Municipal Airport was made from the east, heading 265.0 degrees at 2 nautical miles and 577 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 233 meters, which was good, and a touchdown speed of 70 knots, which was also good. The touchdown rate was smooth at -149 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and winds of 3 knots at 180 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 447 meters, which accounted for 60% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 35 nautical miles and took 21 minutes to complete, using 9 kilograms of fuel.
The DA62 aircraft successfully landed at KFUL Fullerton Municipal Airport, achieving a high score of 98.2%. The final approach to runway 24 was conducted from the east, with a heading of 265.0° at a distance of 2 nautical miles and an altitude of 577 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 70 knots, which was slightly below the target threshold speed of 74 knots. However, this did not affect the overall performance of the landing. The touchdown distance of 233 meters was considered good, and the touchdown rate of -149 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 24°C and a light wind of 3 knots from a direction of 180°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component of 3 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The runway length of 741 meters was sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 447 meters, which was 60% of the runway length.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft maintained its alignment with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and precision throughout the approach and landing phases.
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