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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 2.1°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Lower the nose and reduce power to re-establish a shallower descent on final toward 3°.
What happened: On final, the approach angle ran at 4.9° against a target of 3°, 1.9° steep.
Watch for: Watch the VSI and approach angle indication against 3° on final.
See Arrival Final 2
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.
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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: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 300 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope and wings not level.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,809 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 202 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
A flight on the Microsoft aircraft, a Pa-28-236 Dakota, took place at HECA Cairo International Airport, where the aircraft taxied from the parking area to the runway, a distance of 7 nautical miles covering over 12 minutes.
The departure roll then took place from runway 05L at the Cairo International Airport, with the takeoff distance requiring just 8% of the runway's length, equating to 266 meters. The aircraft achieved liftoff speed of 72 kt.
Local weather at the time of departure indicated a temperature of 33 °C, while the wind was 6 kt blowing at 20 °, presenting a 5 kt headwind and a 3 kt crosswind.
After departure, the aircraft began climbing from an altitude of 1,237 ft asl (above sea level) to 2,933 ft asl, an increase of 1,697 ft in just 3 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles. Following this climb, the aircraft entered a cruising level, maintaining its newfound altitude.
Later, the aircraft started descending from an altitude of 2,655 ft asl to 950 ft asl, a total decrease of 1,704 ft in just 2 minutes, and covered 2 nautical miles. The descent began 3 miles north east of Halwan, in the Cairo Governorate.
Upon reaching the final approach to runway 13L at HE15 Helwan Air Base from the north-west, the aircraft maintained a heading of 166.0 ° at 2 nautical miles and 829 ft agl (above ground level). The landing took place on the runway 13L at Helwan Air Base with a total landing distance of 542 meters. Runway touchdown position showed the aircraft slightly misaligned from the centreline by 4.8 meters at a landing speed of 71 kt.
Taxiing to the parking area took place shortly after the landing, covering less than a nautical mile in less than a minute. The total flight distance was 31 nautical miles and took 20 minutes, with a slight increase in fuel consumption at 10 kg.
The aircraft, a Piper PA28-236 Dakota registered as FRNGS, successfully landed on runway 13L at Helwan Air Base, demonstrating a high level of proficiency. The pilot successfully navigated the aircraft during the final approach from the northwest, maintaining a heading of 166.0° at an altitude of 2 nautical miles and 829 feet above ground level. The landing was made at a threshold speed of 76 kt, which was considered good by the assessment standards.
Upon touching down, the aircraft's touchdown speed of 71 kt was slightly faster than optimal, resulting in a touchdown rate of -262 feet per minute, which was deemed fair. The aircraft landed within 200 meters of the threshold, adhering to a standard practice for minimizing runway usage. Notably, the touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 meters from the centerline of the runway.
During the landing, the local weather conditions posed minimal challenges, with the temperature at 34°C and winds averaging 5 kt at a direction of 14°. This resulted in a relatively minor crosswind impact of 4 kt and a tailwind of 3 kt. Consequently, the aircraft's total landing distance of 542 meters accounted for only 19% of the available runway length of 2,809 meters.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft exhibited a slight misalignment from the centerline, with an offset of 8.8 meters. Despite this minor issue, overall, the landing demonstrated a high level of proficiency and adherence to standard landing procedures.
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