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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 26 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,404 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 841 ft 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 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 17R at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (KDFW). The takeoff distance was 1,840 feet, which accounted for 14% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 131 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 61°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and there was no headwind. The enroute climb started shortly after takeoff, with the aircraft ascending from 1,571 feet above sea level to 25,012 feet above sea level, an increase of 23,441 feet in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 54 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 3 miles north of Lone Oak, Texas, and lasted for 62 minutes, covering a distance of 478 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 4 miles southeast of Huntsville, Alabama, descending from 24,309 feet above sea level to 1,982 feet above sea level, a decrease of 22,326 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 66 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 02 at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (KCHA) was made from the south, with a heading of 17.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,296 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 02 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 839 feet, which was good. The touchdown speed was 103 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -218 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,967 feet, which accounted for 27% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 35 feet from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 604 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 91 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Longitude successfully landed at KCHA Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) with a score of 96.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 17.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,296 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the runway's length of 7,404 feet and the local weather conditions.
The temperature at the time of landing was 59°F, with a wind speed of 2 knots from 270°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and a slight tailwind of 1 knot. The pilot maintained a good threshold height and speed, touching down at 107 knots. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits at 839 feet. However, the touchdown speed of 103 knots was slightly faster than recommended.
The landing distance of 1,967 feet was 27% of the runway length, indicating a safe and controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, with the aircraft aligning well with the centerline. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 35 feet from the centerline. Despite this minor deviation, the overall performance of the Cessna Longitude was impressive, with a high score reflecting the pilot's skill and attention to detail.
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