Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Improve the takeoff
The rudder input is a changing profile through the roll rather than one that is held. So the demand on your right foot starts large at power application, eases as speed builds and the rudder gains authority, then jumps again at rotation.
Read more in Improve Your Take-OffsStart to finish · 15 stages, 13 scored
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
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 1,531 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 41 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft flown on this flight was a Cessna C172. The takeoff and landing procedures began with taxiing, which took only 2 minutes and covered a short distance of less than 1 nautical mile as the pilot navigated from the parking area to the runway. The specific runway used was 07 at F62 Hayfork, a relatively short runway with a length of 360 meters. The takeoff process began with a runway roll, lifting off at a speed of 61 kilometers per hour, which was achieved just 29% of the way down the runway.
The climb to gain altitude from the 2,593-foot asl airfield to an altitude of 6,783 feet over a distance of 6 nautical miles took 8 minutes. This climb began overhead at Hayfork, California, the takeoff location. As for en-route operations, after reaching cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise for 27 minutes, covering 50 nautical miles in the process, and the plane's speed remained consistent during this period as it headed northeast of Hayfork.
En-route descent began 5 miles southwest of Benbow, California, and took 11 minutes to complete. The descent from 8,007 feet agl to 2,991 feet over a distance of 21 nautical miles. Another en-route level cruise started 11 miles northwest of Cleone and lasted for 14 minutes, during which the plane covered 24 nautical miles.
Upon completing the en-route cruise, the plane commenced its final descent for a runway 11 approach at the KLLR Little River Airport. The runway used for landing was 1,531 meters in length, featuring good threshold height. The pilot controlled the aircraft to land at a threshold speed that was slightly below target. The pilot successfully made a smooth landing with a touchdown speed of 49 kilometers per hour and a touchdown distance of 40 meters, which was just 26% of the runway's length.
Following a successful landing, the aircraft taxiied for only 1 minute and a short distance of less than 1 nautical mile before reaching its destination parking site. Overall, the 64-minute flight covered a distance of 103 nautical miles while using 29 kilograms of fuel.
The Cessna C172, a single-engine aircraft, successfully touched down on runway 11 at KLLR Little River Airport with a score of 97.9%. Despite experiencing a slight misalignment during the touchdown, the final approach and landing process went smoothly. With an altitude of 300 feet above ground level (agl) and 1 nautical mile from the runway, the aircraft was on the right trajectory for its final approach from the northwest, heading 128.0°.
The aircraft's speed at threshold was slightly below the target at 52 knots, which is a relatively minor deviation but still within acceptable limits. Upon touchdown, the aircraft traveled a distance of 40 meters, which is a good indication of the pilot's proficiency in bringing the aircraft to a smooth stop. The touchdown speed of 49 knots was also within the target range, and the touchdown rate of -306 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting that the pilot maintained control at all times during the landing process.
The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, posed minimal challenges to the aircraft's landing. The crosswind and tailwind components were negligible, at 1 kt each, which further simplified the landing process. Notably, the total landing distance of 402 meters was only 26% of the runway's length, demonstrating the pilot's expertise in optimizing the landing distance while minimizing the risk of overrun.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment on the runway was very good, which is a testament to the pilot's attention to detail and ability to maintain control even after touchdown. Overall, this landing marks a successful operation, with the Cessna C172 touching down safely on runway 11 at KLLR Little River Airport with minimal deviations from the target parameters.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values