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MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 63 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 72 kt, 9 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 63 kt at liftoff
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Begin raising the nose sooner, at 11 ft, rather than waiting until 5.1 ft.
What happened: The flare began late at 5.1 ft, below the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter approaching 11 ft as the cue to start the flare.
See Arrival Landing
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: no landing flap set, sink rate above what the glideslope needed and wings not level.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,352 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 568 m 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 to the runway, which took 30 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Diamond DA40NG, then departed from runway 30R at KBFL Meadows Field in Bakersfield, California. The takeoff distance was 228 meters, which accounted for 10% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 72 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 359 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was also 1 knot. After departing from KBFL Meadows Field, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,507 feet above sea level to 9,497 feet above sea level, an increase of 7,991 feet in just 8 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile north of Fuller Acres, California. This phase lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 19 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started overhead 9CA0 Psk Ranch Airport Tehachapi. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 9,585 feet above sea level to 4,063 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,522 feet in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 20 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its final approach to runway 12 at KMHV Mojave Airport from the northwest. The aircraft was heading at 136.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,240 feet above ground level, 3 nautical miles from the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots at 224 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 0 knots.
The aircraft landed on runway 12 at KMHV Mojave Airport, which had a length of 3,352 meters. The threshold height at 67 feet above ground level was above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 70 knots. The touchdown point was 172 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 64 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was also good at -158 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 70 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 56 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 30 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Diamond DA40NG Private Charter aircraft successfully landed at KMHV Mojave Airport, achieving a score of 84.5%. The final approach was conducted from the north-west, heading 136.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,240 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach to runway 12 was executed with precision, with a threshold height of 67 feet agl, which was slightly above the target height.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft demonstrated good control, with a touchdown speed of 64 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate of -158 feet per minute (fpm) was also satisfactory, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from 224°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component of 3 knots, with no headwind component. The aircraft's ability to handle these conditions was not significantly impacted, allowing for a smooth and controlled landing.
The total landing distance of 1,217 meters was 36% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. This indicates that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop quickly and efficiently, with a runway rollout alignment that was very good. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, resulting in a high score of 84.5%.
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