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Improve the pattern downwind leg
The 45-degrees-behind-the-wing cue assumes you can turn your head and use peripheral vision. Downwind spacing cues like "put the wingtip halfway up the strut" assume a fixed, known eyepoint. Neither survives a monitor unmodified. If you fly on a fixed monitor, stop pretending and fly a numbers-based circuit.
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One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: six checks at the point nearest 500 ft above the runway after the base turn. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,614 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 99 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft departed from runway 11 at Cibao International Airport, MDST, with a takeoff distance of 347 meters, representing 13% of the available runway length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 57 knots, as the aircraft transitioned from the ground to the air. The local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270°, resulting in a negligible crosswind component.
As the aircraft entered the left-hand traffic pattern, it demonstrated a high degree of maneuverability, completing the pattern entry in less than 1 nautical mile in 43 seconds. The subsequent crosswind turn was executed efficiently, with a distance of less than 1 nautical mile covered in 21 seconds. The pattern was completed with a final approach to runway 11 from the west, with a heading of 102.0° at an altitude of 366 feet above ground level. The landing was executed successfully, with a touchdown distance of 92 meters and a touchdown speed of 40 knots. The touchdown rate was also within acceptable limits, at -160 feet per minute.
The post-landing rollout was slightly misaligned from the centerline, by 9.0 meters, but the overall performance of the aircraft was satisfactory. The total landing distance was 317 meters, representing 12% of the available runway length. The aircraft's fuel consumption was minimal, with a total of 1 kilogram used for the entire flight, which covered a distance of 6 nautical miles in 5 minutes. Overall, the flight demonstrated a high degree of proficiency and control, with the aircraft responding well to the pilot's inputs throughout the various phases of flight.
The final approach to runway 11 at MDST Cibao International Airport from the west was executed with good quality, with the aircraft maintaining a steady heading of 102.0° at 0 nm and 366 ft above ground level. The approach was conducted in a temperature of 15°C, with a negligible wind of 1 kt at 270°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and a slight tailwind of 1 kt. The threshold height was good, allowing the pilot to maintain a safe margin above the runway surface.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the touchdown speed of 40 kt was well within the target range, and the touchdown distance of 92 m was good. The touchdown rate of -160 fpm was also satisfactory, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 9.0 m, which was also reflected in the runway rollout alignment. The threshold speed of 46 kt was below the target, requiring the pilot to exercise caution to avoid stalling the aircraft.
The total landing distance of 317 m was 12% of the runway length, indicating a good overall performance. The score for this landing was 94.5%, reflecting the good approach quality, touchdown characteristics, and controlled rollout. However, the slight misalignment from the centreline during the rollout phase detracted from the overall score.
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