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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.
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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 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above 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 2,738 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 481 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) in Alcoa, Tennessee, the Cessna Longitude began its journey down runway 23L. After a 6-minute taxi, the aircraft accelerated down the 746-meter runway, utilizing 28% of its length to reach liftoff speed of 140 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 25°C, with a wind of 21 knots at 250°, resulting in a 9-knot crosswind and a 19-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed away from KTYS, it began its enroute climb 1 mile southwest of the airport, ascending from 1,912 feet above sea level to 21,483 feet in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 24 nautical miles. The climb rate was impressive, with a total increase of 19,571 feet. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a 7-minute level cruise, covering 50 nautical miles, before beginning its descent 4 miles northwest of Deer Crossing Airport (21GE) in Cleveland, Georgia. The descent from 21,517 feet to 2,265 feet took 14 minutes, covering 68 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL), it began its final approach to runway 26R from the east, aligning with the runway at 4 nautical miles and 1,234 feet above ground level. The landing was notable for its excessive threshold speed of 144 knots and touchdown speed of 133 knots, which was too fast. The touchdown point was 62 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.1 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,119 meters, accounting for 41% of the runway length. Following a quick taxi to the parking area, the aircraft completed its journey, having traveled a total distance of 150 nautical miles and consumed 634 kilograms of fuel in the process.
The aircraft touched down on runway 26R at KATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, a 2,738-meter-long runway, after a final approach from the east. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was excessively high at 144 knots, indicating a potential issue with the pilot's ability to manage airspeed during the approach.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was 133 knots, which was too fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -293 feet per minute. The touchdown point was 62 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slight over-run. The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 10.1 meters from the centreline, which could have contributed to the over-run. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a crosswind of 10 knots, may have played a role in the pilot's ability to maintain alignment and control during the approach.
The total landing distance was 1,119 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway length. The rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.7 meters from the centreline, indicating a continued issue with maintaining alignment after touchdown. Overall, the landing performance scored 89.8%, indicating a good but not exceptional performance.
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