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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 7.5 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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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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 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,054 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 287 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 approximately 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a YS-11, then departed from runway 23 at Yeager Airport, KCRW, with a takeoff distance of 957 meters, which accounted for 55% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 123 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots at 209 degrees. The crosswind was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind was 7 knots. The enroute climb began overhead Charleston, West Virginia, where the aircraft ascended from 1,769 feet above sea level to 6,603 feet, an increase of 4,834 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles west of Kimberly, West Virginia, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 3 miles west of Fayetteville, West Virginia, where the aircraft descended from 6,518 feet above sea level to 3,832 feet, a decrease of 2,686 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 19 at Raleigh County Memorial Airport, KBKW, was initiated from the north, heading 188.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,334 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 19 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 287 meters, which was good. The touchdown speed was 118 knots, also within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -286 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 7 knots at 104 degrees. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the headwind was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 920 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing.
In conclusion, the flight covered a total distance of 46 nautical miles, taking approximately 24 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 167 kilograms of fuel during the flight. Overall, the flight was successful, with good performance in terms of takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, and landing.
The aircraft in question, a YS-11, successfully landed at KBKW Raleigh County Memorial Airport, achieving a high score of 97.1%. The final approach was conducted from the north, heading 188.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,334 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft then landed on runway 19, which has a length of 2,054 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 123 knots, which may have been due to various factors such as wind resistance or the aircraft's performance characteristics. Despite this, the touchdown distance was good at 287 meters, and the touchdown speed of 118 knots was also within acceptable limits.
The touchdown rate of -286 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce or oscillation upon touchdown. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 21°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 104°. This resulted in a crosswind component of 7 knots and a headwind component of 1 knot. The total landing distance of 920 meters was 45% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
Finally, the runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, indicating that the aircraft maintained a stable and aligned path as it rolled out of the runway after touchdown. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and stability throughout the approach and landing phases.
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