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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Slow down before tight turns
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.
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.
Side view — the last 1,193 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,193 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 137 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an SR22, then departed from runway 30 at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport, also known as Captain G Allan Hancock Field. The takeoff distance was 351 meters, which accounted for 14% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 82 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 1 knot. The aircraft then took off and began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,235 feet above sea level to 4,804 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,569 feet, in just 3 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 4 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nautical miles. This cruise phase took place 1 mile east of Guadalupe, California. The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time from 5,010 feet above sea level to 6,994 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,985 feet, in just 2 minutes and covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. This climb phase started 4 miles northeast of Santa Maria, California.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 4 minutes and covered a distance of 14 nautical miles. This cruise phase took place 10 miles east of Santa Maria, California. The aircraft then began its descent phase, which started 11 miles west of New Cuyama, California. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 7,017 feet above sea level to 3,343 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,674 feet, in just 3 minutes and covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 10 at L88 New Cuyama was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 116.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,136 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 71 knots and a touchdown distance of 134 meters. The touchdown speed was slightly below the target speed, but the touchdown rate was perfect at 1 foot per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 273 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 355 meters, which accounted for 30% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 49 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 25 minutes. The aircraft used 30 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The SR22 aircraft successfully landed at L88 New Cuyama, achieving a high score of 98.5%. The final approach to runway 10 was conducted from the west, with a heading of 116.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,136 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was well-executed, with a good threshold height and a slightly below-target threshold speed of 74 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft performed well, with a touchdown distance of 134 meters, which is considered good. The touchdown speed of 71 knots was also within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of 1 foot per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilot's skill and precision in navigating the aircraft to the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a light wind of 1 knot from 273°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a slight tailwind of 1 knot, which did not significantly impact the landing. The total landing distance of 355 meters was only 30% of the runway length, indicating a short and controlled rollout.
The runway rollout alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the critical phase of landing. Overall, the landing was a success, with the SR22 aircraft performing well in a variety of conditions. The pilot's skill and experience were evident in the smooth and controlled execution of the landing, resulting in a high score of 98.5%.
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