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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,508 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,508 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 493 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the British Aerospace 146-200 from Albury Airport to Melbourne Essendon Airport was smooth and efficient. The taxiing from the parking to the runway took 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm. The departure roll from runway 25 at Albury Airport was quick, with a takeoff distance of 1,286 m, 68% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 127 kn. The local weather at the time of departure was 28 °C, with a 5 kn wind coming from 243 °, resulting in a crosswind of 2 kn and a headwind of 5 kn.
The enroute climb started overhead West Albury, climbing from 1,543 ft asl to 20,243 ft asl, covering 46 nm in 12 minutes. The enroute level cruise began 8 miles south of Moyhu and lasted 9 minutes, covering 58 nm. The enroute descent started 5 miles northeast of Toolangi, descending from 20,180 ft asl to 2,644 ft asl in 7 minutes, covering 33 nm.
The landing on runway 17 at Melbourne Essendon Airport was successful, with a runway length of 1,508 m. The height at the threshold was 11 ft agl, and the speed at the threshold was 135 kn. The touchdown occurred 494 m from the threshold, with a touchdown speed of 119 kn and a VSI of -382 ft/m. The local weather at the time of landing was 22 °C, with a 12 kn wind coming from 200 °, resulting in a crosswind of 5 kn and a headwind of 11 kn.
The total landing distance was 1,011 m, 67% of the runway length. The total flight distance was 148 nm, taking 128 minutes and using 1,356 kg of fuel. Overall, the flight was efficient and the British Aerospace 146-200 performed well throughout the journey.
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