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MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
Use smooth aileron to roll the wings level in the first climb segment, holding bank angle near wings-level instead of letting it build to 2.8°.
What happened: The wings held 2.8° of bank through the first climb segment and had drifted to 4.3° by the second - this early wing-level drift usually carries through into a larger bank excursion later in the climb.
Watch for: Watch the attitude indicator's bank pointer and keep it at wings level throughout the climb.
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 217 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 135 fpm.
See Arrival Landing
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,826 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 470 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 22R at KBOS Logan International Airport. The takeoff distance was 576 meters, which accounted for 27% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 132 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 6 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 16 knots at 199 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, but the headwind was 16 knots. The enroute climb started overhead the MA17 Avco/Lowell Heliport in Lowell, Massachusetts, where the aircraft climbed from 1,088 feet above sea level to 34,713 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,626 feet in 10 minutes and covering 36 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 2 miles south east of Douglas, Massachusetts, and lasting 2 minutes, covering 15 nautical miles. This was followed by another climb phase, starting 1 mile south east of Danielson, Connecticut, where the aircraft climbed from 34,742 feet to 39,984 feet, an increase of 5,241 feet in 5 minutes and covering 63 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 2 miles west of Milford, Connecticut, and lasting 39 minutes, covering 457 nautical miles. This was followed by a descent phase, starting 1 mile south east of Thomasville, North Carolina, where the aircraft descended from 40,280 feet to 18,182 feet, a decrease of 22,099 feet in 11 minutes and covering 73 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 4 miles north east of T73 Kirk Air Base in Lancaster, South Carolina, and lasting 7 minutes, covering 47 nautical miles. This was followed by another descent phase, starting overhead Forest Acres, South Carolina, where the aircraft descended from 18,233 feet to 2,488 feet, a decrease of 15,745 feet in 10 minutes and covering 50 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting overhead New Ellenton, South Carolina, and lasting 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. This was followed by another descent phase, starting 4 miles north of Jackson, South Carolina, where the aircraft descended from 2,485 feet to 1,410 feet, a decrease of 1,075 feet in 2 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 26 at KAGS Augusta Regional At Bush Field was made from the east, heading 258.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,267 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 97 knots and a smooth touchdown rate of -135 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect.
The total flight distance was 759 nautical miles, taking 100 minutes, and the aircraft used 1,929 kilograms of fuel. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 18 knots at 269 degrees, with a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 18 knots.
The Cessna Longitude successfully landed at KAGS Augusta Regional At Bush Field, achieving a score of 99.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 258.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,267 feet above ground level (agl).
The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the local weather conditions. The temperature was 15°C, and the wind was blowing at 18 knots from a direction of 269°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 18 knots, which the pilot effectively managed during the landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 115 knots, but still within a safe margin. The touchdown distance of 470 meters was also good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown speed of 97 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -135 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, suggesting a gentle and stable landing.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had maintained a steady course and had not deviated from the centerline of the runway. The total landing distance of 1,293 meters was 71% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
During the rollout, the aircraft maintained perfect alignment with the runway, indicating that the pilot had maintained control and had not experienced any issues with the brakes or the aircraft's directional stability. Overall, the landing was executed flawlessly, with the pilot demonstrating excellent skills and judgment in managing the aircraft's descent and touchdown.
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