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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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,961 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,836 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 23 at the Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station, where the Airbus A330-900 took off with a takeoff distance of 4,135 feet, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 169 knots. At the time of takeoff, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 76 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 230 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 12 knots.
As the aircraft entered the left-hand pattern, it did so from runway 23, with the distance covered in this maneuver being less than 1 nautical mile in 17 seconds. The subsequent left-hand pattern crosswind was completed in a similarly short distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 13 seconds. The pattern downwind turn involved a distance of 2 nautical miles, with the aircraft turning at an angle of 89.6 degrees relative to the runway. The downwind leg itself covered a distance of 2 nautical miles in 37 seconds.
The pattern base leg turn was the next phase of the flight, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 3 nautical miles while turning at an angle of 11.6 degrees relative to the runway. The final approach to runway 23 was made from the north-east, with the aircraft flying at a heading of 222.0 degrees and an altitude of 402 feet above ground level, at a distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway.
The landing on runway 23 was successful, with the aircraft touching down 489 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed of 145 knots was slightly above the target speed, while the touchdown rate of -275 feet per minute was considered fair. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 270 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 4,239 feet, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The total flight distance was 10 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 5 minutes. The aircraft used a total of -19 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A330-900 successfully landed at KFMH Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station, achieving a score of 98.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 222.0° at 1 nautical mile and 402 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed on runway 23, which has a length of 7,961 feet.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 152 knots. However, the touchdown point was 489 feet beyond the touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft touched down slightly further down the runway than intended. The touchdown speed of 145 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -275 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair.
The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 70°F and wind speeds of 11 knots at 270°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. The total landing distance of 4,239 feet was 53% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. Similarly, the runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the aircraft maintained its alignment with the runway centerline during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, and the aircraft came to a stop safely on the runway.
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