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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Maintain the centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,315 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 79 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a CRJ900, then departed from runway 30L at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP). The takeoff distance was 1,551 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 156 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 18 °C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°. The crosswind and headwind were both 1 knot. The enroute climb started 1 mile east of Richfield, Minnesota, and the aircraft climbed from 1,858 feet above sea level to 17,045 feet above sea level, an increase of 15,186 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 3 miles west of the St Croix Riviera Airport (6WI2) in River Falls, Wisconsin, and lasted for 21 minutes, covering a distance of 133 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 1 mile east of Wonewoc, Wisconsin, and descended from 17,001 feet above sea level to 3,432 feet above sea level, a decrease of 13,569 feet in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 47 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 1 mile north of Verona, Wisconsin, and lasted for 14 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 36 at the Dane County Regional Truax Field (KMSN) was made from the south, with a heading of 2.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,321 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 36 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 80 meters and a touchdown speed of 122 knots. The touchdown rate was heavy at -824 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 15 °C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,057 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 215 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 55 minutes. The aircraft used 1,865 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The CRJ900 aircraft successfully landed at KMSN Dane County Regional Truax Field, achieving a score of 93.6%. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading 2.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,321 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft landed on runway 36, which has a length of 2,315 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 124 knots, coming in at 124 kt. Despite this minor deviation, the touchdown distance was good at 80 meters, and the touchdown speed of 122 kt was also within acceptable limits.
One area of concern was the touchdown rate, which was reported as very heavy at -824 feet per minute (fpm). This suggests that the aircraft may have touched down with a higher rate of descent than intended, which could potentially lead to a bumpy ride or other issues. However, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway as it touched down.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component of 1 kt and a headwind of 0 kt. The total landing distance was 1,057 meters, which is 46% of the runway length. This suggests that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown.
Finally, the runway rollout alignment was reported as perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway as it rolled out after touchdown. Overall, while there were some minor deviations from the target parameters, the CRJ900 aircraft was able to land safely and efficiently at KMSN Dane County Regional Truax Field.
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