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MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 5.4 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the speed before starting the flare, so it begins nearer 45 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 60 ft, 15 ft earlier than the normal band, and the touchdown followed with a bounce.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
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 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,825 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,825 m of the 3,202 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 610 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 16R at KVNY Van Nuys Airport. The takeoff distance was 637 meters, which accounted for 32% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 125 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, a wind speed of 5 knots at 159°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 5 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead KVNY Van Nuys Airport. The aircraft climbed from 1,792 feet above sea level to 4,045 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,253 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 1 mile south of Studio City, lasting 2 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 1 mile southwest of KWHP Whiteman Airport, climbing from 4,787 feet above sea level to 35,651 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,864 feet in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 55 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 2 miles southeast of CA70 Sun Hill Ranch Airport, lasting 9 minutes and covering 66 nautical miles.
As the aircraft continued its journey, it began an enroute descent from 8 miles west of KFOW Fort Irwin Airport, descending from 35,390 feet above sea level to 23,139 feet above sea level, a decrease of 12,251 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 27 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 16 miles southwest of 04NV Kingston Ranch Airport, lasting 2 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute descent, this time from 10 miles south of 04NV Kingston Ranch Airport, descending from 22,380 feet above sea level to 13,282 feet above sea level, a decrease of 9,099 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 12 miles northeast of 0O2 Baker, lasting 9 minutes and covering 42 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began an enroute descent from 3 miles southeast of Blue Diamond, descending from 13,431 feet above sea level to 5,052 feet above sea level, a decrease of 8,379 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 33 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 6 miles east of Boulder City, lasting 5 minutes and covering 10 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 26L at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport, flying from the east at a heading of 270.0°, 4 nautical miles from the airport and 1,234 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 26L, which had a length of 3,202 meters. The threshold height was slightly above target, and the threshold speed was well above target at 122 knots.
The touchdown point was 192 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 106 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was good at -172 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.4 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 22°C, a wind speed of 5 knots at 99°, with a crosswind of
The Cessna Longitude successfully landed on runway 26L at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport, achieving a score of 90.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,234 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 192 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly off-target. The touchdown speed of 106 knots was a bit faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have applied a bit too much force during the landing. However, the touchdown rate of -172 feet per minute (fpm) was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 22°C and a gentle wind of 5 knots from 99°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the tailwind component was 5 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.4 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's reaction to the wind conditions. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing roll.
The total landing distance of 1,742 meters was 54% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot demonstrating good control and handling of the aircraft despite the challenging wind conditions.
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