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Slow down before tight turns
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,000 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,187 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a PA28 Warrior II, then departed from runway 15 at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport (KDET) in Detroit, Michigan. The takeoff distance was 1,185 feet, which accounted for 23% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 76 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 30°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 180°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. After departing from the Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and continued to an altitude of 2,042 feet above sea level. This climb phase covered a distance of 3 nautical miles and took 2 minutes, with an increase in altitude of 946 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 11 minutes and covered a distance of 14 nautical miles. This phase took place overhead Harper Woods, Michigan. After the cruise phase, the aircraft began its final approach to runway 19 at the Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport (KMTC). The approach was made from the north, with a heading of 181.0°, and at an altitude of 320 feet above ground level (agl) and 1 nautical mile from the runway.
The landing on runway 19 was successful, with a touchdown point located 855 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 54 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was -162 feet per minute (fpm), also considered good. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing. The local weather conditions during the landing were a temperature of 28°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 180°, with a headwind component of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,744 feet, which accounted for 30% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating a smooth and controlled rollout. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 20 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 16 minutes. The aircraft used 15 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The PA28 Warrior II aircraft successfully landed at KMTC Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport, achieving a score of 90.9%. The final approach was conducted from the north, heading 181.0° at 1 nm and 320 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft landed on runway 19, which has a length of 9,000 ft.
Upon landing, the threshold height was found to be above the target, indicating that the aircraft touched down slightly higher than intended. However, the threshold speed was well above the target at 74 kt, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown point was 855 ft beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively safe distance considering the runway length.
The touchdown speed of 54 kt was good, indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft's descent and touchdown speed effectively. The touchdown rate of -162 fpm was also good, suggesting that the pilot was able to absorb the impact of the touchdown smoothly. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to align the aircraft with the runway centerline effectively.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 28 °F and a wind of 4 kt at 180°. The crosswind was negligible at 0 kt, while the headwind was 4 kt, which may have contributed to the aircraft's higher threshold speed. The total landing distance was 2,744 ft, which is 30% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft's descent and touchdown effectively.
The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and technique throughout the approach and landing phases.
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