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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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: 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,570 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,570 m of the 3,184 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 753 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was a Cessna Longitude aircraft that departed from runway 30 at KOPF Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport. The takeoff distance was 766 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 130 knots, with a local temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots at 300 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, but there was a headwind of 5 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it passed over Miami Lakes, Florida, and continued to ascend to 45,732 feet above sea level. This climb took 21 minutes and covered a distance of 130 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and began its enroute level cruise, which started 1 mile north of the MYAN San Andros Airport on Andros Island in the Bahamas. This cruise phase lasted for 91 minutes and covered a distance of 661 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent, starting 39 miles northeast of the MDPC Punta Cana International Airport in the Dominican Republic. It descended from 45,813 feet to 26,070 feet above sea level, a decrease of 19,743 feet, in just 9 minutes and covering a distance of 69 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off again and began another level cruise, this time starting 2 miles east of Moca in Puerto Rico. This cruise phase lasted for only 3 minutes and covered a distance of 27 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued to climb, starting 2 miles east of Guayanilla in Puerto Rico. It climbed from 26,066 feet to 45,133 feet above sea level, an increase of 19,067 feet, in 11 minutes and covering a distance of 82 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and began another level cruise, which started 62 miles south of Arroyo in Puerto Rico. This cruise phase lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued to climb, starting 74 miles southwest of the TISX Henry E Rohlsen Airport on Saint Croix Island in the United States Virgin Islands. It climbed from 45,338 feet to 45,919 feet above sea level, an increase of 581 feet, in just 2 minutes and covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and began another level cruise, which started 78 miles southwest of the TISX Henry E Rohlsen Airport. This cruise phase lasted for 31 minutes and covered a distance of 243 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent, starting 4 miles south of the FM06 Eastern Caribbean Moving Carrier in Florida. It descended from 46,204 feet to 30,234 feet above sea level, a decrease of 15,971 feet, in 9 minutes and covering a distance of 61 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and began another level cruise, which started 48 miles west of Gouyave on Saint John in Grenada. This cruise phase lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 47 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 27 miles southwest of the TGPY Maurice Bishop International Airport on Grenada. It descended from 29,760 feet to 2,608 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,152 feet, in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 72 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and began its final approach to runway 10 at the TTPP Piarco International Airport in Trinidad and Tobago.
The final approach was made from the west, with a heading of 91.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,253 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on runway 10, which was
The Cessna Longitude aircraft successfully landed at TTPP Piarco International Airport, achieving a score of 79.8%. The final approach to runway 10 was initiated from the west, with a heading of 91.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,253 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on the runway, which has a length of 3,184 meters.
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 121 knots, suggesting that the aircraft was descending at a faster rate than necessary. The touchdown point was located 323 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively significant distance.
Despite the slightly high threshold height and speed, the touchdown speed of 96 knots was considered good, and the touchdown rate of -320 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, suggesting that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 33°C and winds of 12 knots at 130°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance was 1,476 meters, which is 46% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down and come to a stop within a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was found to be misaligned by 23.4 meters from the centerline, which may indicate some issues with the aircraft's directional control during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a good touchdown speed and rate, and a relatively short landing distance. However, there were some issues with the threshold height and speed, and the runway rollout alignment was not perfectly aligned with the centerline.
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