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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Smooth the climb
Pull to 15 degrees at one rate and you get a clean liftoff, pull to the same 15 degrees at twice the rate and you get an overshoot, a push, and an oscillation through the first few hundred feet. The type-general rule of thumb is a rotation rate of about 2 to 3 degrees per second, which means roughly five to seven seconds from starting the pull to reaching the initial climb attitude of around 15 degrees nose-up. Count it out loud during your next takeoff and you will almost certainly discover you have been rotating in two seconds flat.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,022 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 404 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 to the runway, which took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 26L at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The takeoff distance was 779 meters, which accounted for 26% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 127 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 90 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a tailwind of 5 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead College Park, Georgia. The climb took 17 minutes and covered a distance of 100 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 2,033 feet above sea level to 44,255 feet above sea level, an increase of 42,222 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 1 mile south of Harpersville, Alabama. This cruise phase lasted for 49 minutes and covered a distance of 393 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile southwest of Merryville, Louisiana. The descent took 22 minutes and covered a distance of 115 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 44,406 feet above sea level to 2,129 feet above sea level, a decrease of 42,277 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile northeast of T51 May Houston, Texas. This cruise phase lasted for 9 minutes and covered a distance of 17 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 18 at Houston Executive Airport, flying from the north at a heading of 179.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,309 feet above ground level. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 145 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
The aircraft landed on runway 18 at Houston Executive Airport, which had a length of 2,022 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target speed at 118 knots. However, the touchdown point was 159 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 104 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -229 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,106 meters, which accounted for 55% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The final taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 635 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 109 minutes. The aircraft used 1,539 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Longitude successfully landed at KTME Houston Executive Airport, achieving a score of 98.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 179.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,309 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 18, which has a length of 2,022 meters.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 159 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slight overrun. The touchdown speed of 104 knots was slightly above the target speed, which may have contributed to the overrun. The touchdown rate of -229 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft was able to slow down relatively quickly after touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.1 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or during the landing roll. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and aligned path after touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 30°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from 145°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots. These conditions may have affected the aircraft's approach and landing performance, but the pilot was able to successfully navigate the aircraft to a safe touchdown.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score despite some minor deviations from the target parameters. The pilot's skills and experience were likely key factors in the successful outcome of the landing.
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