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[gmoreira]

Here goes the start of Phase 4. Apart from some crosswinds and turbulence on the depature and some CBs along the way, it awas a cool flight with a very smooth and easy instrument approach. Carried out a full ILS into runway 09. Neat practice for real life!

Good flights everyone!


Gonçalo Moreira piloting Carenado BARON B58 METAL BLUE ended 10 October 2011 at 23:41
Aircraft: BEECH ID: VH-HMU Airline: Flight:
Flight plan: TO ZJHK Haikou:Meilan NAV1: IHH
Failure(s): None at landing
Failure Event(s) (Zulu Time): None
Failure Bonus:0% Flight Duration:01 Hours 33 Mins 33 Secs
Landing Score:104.84
Landing was successful in the following areas:
* Good glideslope on ILS approach. [80%]
* Good alignment with runway on ILS approach. [100%]
* Gentle touchdown. [79 FPM]
* Good landing speed - not too fast. [81 KIAS]
* Wings were level.
* Landed on runway surface.
* Glideslope held until flare.
* Good pitch control after touchdown.
* Good pitch at landing.
* With flaps - good job.
* Heading aligned with runway.
* Throttle(s) idle.
* Good controlled final descent to touchdown.
* Good steering after landing.

A splendid landing!

Flight Score:108.36
Flight commended in the following areas:
* Smooth turns.
* Correct matching of flaps to speeds.
* Gear deployment at safe speed.
* Comfortable G forces.
* Smooth pitch control.
* Flown within aircraft's maximum speed limit.
* Gentle taxi turns.
* Rotation was not late.
* Appropriate position of flaps during taxi.
* Safe taxi speed.
* Smooth braking during taxi.
* Smooth climb during takeoff.
* Wings level near ground.
* Well coordinated turns.
* No stalls.
* No flying dangerously close to stall speed.
* Smooth comfortable descent rate.
* Pitch not too high.
* Pitch not too low.
* Flaps down on time.
* Approach speed not too fast.
* Low altitude speeds not too fast.
* Good clearance of obstacles.

Flight included the following problems:
* Steep banking - save your aerobatic flying for some other time.
* Poor steering during takeoff - stay in the centre of the runway.
Definite room for improvement...

[gmoreira]

Managed to log another leg. Mostly uneventful except for a little moment of exaggeration when capturing the ILS on arrival.
Off to Laos next!


Gonçalo Moreira piloting Carenado BARON B58 METAL BLUE ended 12 October 2011 at 21:00

Aircraft: BEECH ID: VH-HMU Airline: Flight:
Flight plan: TO VVNB Hanoi:Noibai Intl NAV1: NB
Failure(s): None at landing
Failure Event(s) (Zulu Time): None
Failure Bonus:0% Flight Duration:01 Hours 38 Mins 01 Secs

Landing Score:99.95

Landing was successful in the following areas:

• Good glideslope on ILS approach. [80%]
• Good alignment with runway on ILS approach. [90%]
• Gentle touchdown. [108 FPM]
• Good landing speed - not too fast. [75 KIAS]
• Wings were level.
• Landed on runway surface.
• Glideslope held until flare.
• Good pitch control after touchdown.
• Good pitch at landing.
• With flaps - good job.
• Heading aligned with runway.
• Throttle(s) idle.
• Good controlled final descent to touchdown.
• Good steering after landing.

A splendid landing!


Flight Score:111.63

Flight commended in the following areas:

• Smooth turns.
• Correct matching of flaps to speeds.
• Gear deployment at safe speed.
• Comfortable G forces.
• Smooth pitch control.
• Flown within aircraft's maximum speed limit.
• Gentle taxi turns.
• Good take off steering.
• Rotation was not late.
• Appropriate position of flaps during taxi.
• Safe taxi speed.
• Smooth braking during taxi.
• Smooth climb during takeoff.
• Wings level near ground.
• Well coordinated turns.
• No stalls.
• No flying dangerously close to stall speed.
• Smooth comfortable descent rate.
• Pitch not too high.
• Pitch not too low.
• Flaps down on time.
• Approach speed not too fast.
• Low altitude speeds not too fast.
• Good clearance of obstacles.

Flight included the following problems:

• Steep banking - save your aerobatic flying for some other time.

Definite room for improvement...

[gmoreira]

For some reason, i'm not the best friend of the attitude indicator of the DC3...
It was nice to fly over terrain again, a lot of water on the last few flights.
A beautiful approach in the middle of the mountains!

Just can't understand the thing with the glideslope on a visual approach. I held a steady 500fpm from 1500AGL to the threshold... At the speed I was flying that should have been about 3º... Isn't that how it's supposed to be?


Gonçalo Moreira piloting Douglas DC3PWU ended 12 October 2011 at 22:30
Aircraft: Douglas ID: DC3 Airline: Flight:
Flight plan: TO VLLB Luang Phabang:Luang Phabang NAV1:
Failure(s):
Electrical System inop for 174.5 secs
Failure Event(s) (Zulu Time):
Failure: Z03:53:30 Electrical System
Working: Z03:56:41 Electrical System
Failure Bonus:0% Flight Duration:01 Hours 14 Mins 33 Secs
Landing Score:111.84
Landing was successful in the following areas:
* Good alignment with runway on visual approach. [100%]
* Gentle touchdown. [52 FPM]
* Good landing speed - not too fast. [66 KIAS]
* Wings were level.
* Distance from runway threshold (visual approach): [714 feet]
* Landed on runway surface.
* Glideslope held until flare.
* Good pitch control after touchdown.
* Good pitch at landing.
* With flaps - good job.
* Heading aligned with runway.
* Throttle(s) idle.
* Good controlled final descent to touchdown.
* Good steering after landing.

Landing included the following problems:
* Poor glideslope on visual approach - you can do better. [0%]
Definite room for improvement...

Flight Score:121.52
Flight commended in the following areas:
* Smooth turns.
* Correct matching of flaps to speeds.
* Gear deployment at safe speed.
* Comfortable G forces.
* Smooth pitch control.
* Flown within aircraft's maximum speed limit.
* Gentle taxi turns.
* Good take off steering.
* Rotation was not late.
* Appropriate position of flaps during taxi.
* Safe taxi speed.
* Smooth braking during taxi.
* Smooth climb during takeoff.
* Wings level near ground.
* Well coordinated turns.
* No stalls.
* No flying dangerously close to stall speed.
* Smooth comfortable descent rate.
* Flaps down on time.
* Approach speed not too fast.
* Low altitude speeds not too fast.
* Good clearance of obstacles.

Flight included the following problems:
* Steep banking - save your aerobatic flying for some other time.
* Nose held too high - spilt drinks and worried expressions.
* Nose held too low - we're not in combat.
Definite room for improvement...

[gmoreira]

Gonçalo Moreira piloting Boeing 737-836NGX British Airways Virtual Winglets ended 14 October 2011 at 19:53
Aircraft: BOEING ID: G-VABA Airline: SPEED BIRD Flight: 1544
Flight plan: TO VYYY Yangon:Yangon Intl NAV1: IYGN
Failure(s): None at landing
Failure Event(s) (Zulu Time): None
Failure Bonus:0% Flight Duration:01 Hours 03 Mins 35 Secs
Landing Score:131.75
Landing was successful in the following areas:
* Good glideslope on ILS approach. [50%]
* Good alignment with runway on ILS approach. [100%]
* Gentle touchdown. [138 FPM]
* Good landing speed - not too fast. [117 KIAS]
* Wings were level.
* Landed on runway surface.
* Glideslope held until flare.
* Good pitch control after touchdown.
* Good pitch at landing.
* With flaps - good job.
* With spoilers armed.
* Heading aligned with runway.
* Throttle(s) idle.
* Good steering after landing.

Landing included the following problems:
* Ballooning during landing - needs practice.
Definite room for improvement...

Flight Score:135.46
Flight commended in the following areas:
* Smooth turns.
* Nice banking.
* Correct matching of flaps to speeds.
* Comfortable G forces.
* Smooth pitch control.
* Flown within aircraft's maximum speed limit.
* Good take off steering.
* Rotation was not late.
* Appropriate position of flaps during taxi.
* Safe taxi speed.
* Smooth braking during taxi.
* Smooth climb during takeoff.
* Wings level near ground.
* Well coordinated turns.
* No stalls.
* Smooth comfortable descent rate.
* Pitch not too high.
* Pitch not too low.
* Flaps down on time.
* Approach speed not too fast.
* Low altitude speeds not too fast.
* Good clearance of obstacles.

Flight included the following problems:
* Dangerous taxiing turns - these cause discomfort and stress.
* Airspeed too low - you are risking stalls.
Definite room for improvement...

[gmoreira]

Gonçalo Moreira piloting PMDG Jetstream 41 Qantas Link ended 14 October 2011 at 21:29
Aircraft: BAe ID: VH-NXA Airline: Air Link Flight: 4887
Flight plan: TO VGCB Coxs Bazar:Coxs Bazar NAV1:
Failure(s): None at landing
Failure Event(s) (Zulu Time): None
Failure Bonus:0% Flight Duration:01 Hours 17 Mins 28 Secs
Landing Score:110.14
Landing was successful in the following areas:
* Good alignment with runway on visual approach. [100%]
* Gentle touchdown. [82 FPM]
* Good landing speed - not too fast. [99 KIAS]
* Wings were level.
* Distance from runway threshold (visual approach): [908 feet]
* Landed on runway surface.
* Glideslope held until flare.
* Good pitch control after touchdown.
* Good pitch at landing.
* With flaps - good job.
* Heading aligned with runway.
* Throttle(s) idle.
* Good controlled final descent to touchdown.
* Good steering after landing.

Landing included the following problems:
* Poor glideslope on visual approach - you can do better. [40%]
Definite room for improvement...

Flight Score:132.99
Flight commended in the following areas:
* Smooth turns.
* Nice banking.
* Correct matching of flaps to speeds.
* Gear deployment at safe speed.
* Comfortable G forces.
* Smooth pitch control.
* Flown within aircraft's maximum speed limit.
* Gentle taxi turns.
* Good take off steering.
* Rotation was not late.
* Appropriate position of flaps during taxi.
* Safe taxi speed.
* Smooth braking during taxi.
* Smooth climb during takeoff.
* Wings level near ground.
* Well coordinated turns.
* No stalls.
* No flying dangerously close to stall speed.
* Smooth comfortable descent rate.
* Pitch not too high.
* Pitch not too low.
* Flaps down on time.
* Approach speed not too fast.
* Low altitude speeds not too fast.
* Good clearance of obstacles.

A smooth flight!

[OleAndreasen]

Very nice scores there.... Congratulations - keep it up!

[gmoreira]

Thanks Ole, however they're nowhere near the standard of my phase 2... And of course, here goes an appaling one for the change!
My friends beware upon arrival to India, there must be something with those runways!

It was a bang on VORDME approach in visibility just above the minima, and still I got the off runway error... Can't understand what happened here.

Well, anyway, next up is LUKLA!

Gonçalo Moreira piloting PMDG Jetstream 41 Qantas Link ended 15 October 2011 at 14:35
Aircraft: BAe ID: VH-NXA Airline: Air Link Flight: 4887
Flight plan: TO VEBD Baghdogra:Baghdogra AB NAV1: BBD
Failure(s): None at landing
Failure Event(s) (Zulu Time): None
Failure Bonus:0% Flight Duration:01 Hours 23 Mins 45 Secs
Landing Score:30.10
Landing was successful in the following areas:
* Good glideslope on visual approach. [50%]
* Gentle touchdown. [102 FPM]
* Good landing speed - not too fast. [95 KIAS]
* Wings were level.
* Distance from runway threshold (visual approach): [994 feet]
* Landed on runway surface.
* Glideslope held until flare.
* Good pitch control after touchdown.
* Good pitch at landing.
* With flaps - good job.
* Throttle(s) idle.
* Good controlled final descent to touchdown.
* Good steering after landing.

Landing included the following problems:
* Poor alignment with runway on visual approach - line up and stay there. [0%]
* Touch down not aligned with the runway - let's point down the runway.
Definite room for improvement...

Flight Score:125.37
Flight commended in the following areas:
* Smooth turns.
* Nice banking.
* Gear deployment at safe speed.
* Comfortable G forces.
* Smooth pitch control.
* Flown within aircraft's maximum speed limit.
* Gentle taxi turns.
* Good take off steering.
* Rotation was not late.
* Appropriate position of flaps during taxi.
* Safe taxi speed.
* Smooth braking during taxi.
* Smooth climb during takeoff.
* Wings level near ground.
* Well coordinated turns.
* No stalls.
* No flying dangerously close to stall speed.
* Smooth comfortable descent rate.
* Pitch not too high.
* Pitch not too low.
* Flaps down on time.
* Approach speed not too fast.
* Low altitude speeds not too fast.
* Good clearance of obstacles.

Flight included the following problems:
* Exceeding flap speeds - your flaps may be damaged: have them checked.
Definite room for improvement...

[gmoreira]

The good news is I managed not to crash at Lukla! I gues the several hundreds of landings here have paid off on this crucial moment.
The bad news is that FSFS is nowhere near being prepared for the demands of this airfield and its unique and nerve wrecking approach! The landing score... yes, as expect it's very low!
Neverthelesss, a fun flight, mostly VFR, trying to identify the peaks, and diverting through clouds to maintain clear of terrain.
Pictures being posted along with the flight route.

And the veredict:
Gonçalo Moreira piloting de Havilland Canadian Twin Otter YA ended 15 October 2011 at 19:15
Aircraft: DeHavilland ID: 9N-AET Airline: Flight:
Flight plan: NAV1: BBD
Failure(s): None at landing
Failure Event(s) (Zulu Time): None
Failure Bonus:0% Flight Duration:00 Hours 47 Mins 11 Secs
Landing Score:26.60
Landing was successful in the following areas:
* Gentle touchdown. [308 FPM]
* Good landing speed - not too fast. [54 KIAS]
* Wings were level.
* Good pitch control after touchdown.
* Good pitch at landing.
* With flaps - good job.
* Good controlled final descent to touchdown.

Landing included the following problems:
* No glideslope information was available on visual approach.
* No runway alignment information was available on visual approach.
* Landed without a proper approach OR off runway surface.
* No glideslope - could not compare flare to glideslope.
* Touch down not aligned with the runway - let's point down the runway.
* Throttle(s) forward - should be idle.
* Poor steering after landing - stay on the centre line.
Definite room for improvement...

Flight Score:108.73
Flight commended in the following areas:
* Smooth turns.
* Nice banking.
* Correct matching of flaps to speeds.
* Comfortable G forces.
* Smooth pitch control.
* Flown within aircraft's maximum speed limit.
* Good take off steering.
* Rotation was not late.
* Appropriate position of flaps during taxi.
* Safe taxi speed.
* Smooth braking during taxi.
* Smooth climb during takeoff.
* Wings level near ground.
* Well coordinated turns.
* No stalls.
* No flying dangerously close to stall speed.
* Smooth comfortable descent rate.
* Pitch not too high.
* Flaps down on time.
* Approach speed not too fast.
* Low altitude speeds not too fast.

Flight included the following problems:
* Dangerous taxiing turns - these cause discomfort and stress.
* Nose held too low - we're not in combat.
* Narrowly missed obstacles - plan your safety altitudes.
Definite room for improvement...

[ManuelL]

Wow you made it
Any score is better than crashing

[gmoreira]

Right you are! Thanks mate!

[gmoreira]

Considering the demanding approach in marginal VMC and just shy of circle to land minima, an acceptable score

Gonçalo Moreira piloting Douglas DC3PWU ended 20 October 2011 at 19:27
Aircraft: Douglas ID: DC3 Airline: Flight:
Flight plan: TO VNKT Kathmandu:Tribhuvan Intl NAV1:
Failure(s): None at landing
Failure Event(s) (Zulu Time): None
Failure Bonus:0% Flight Duration:00 Hours 37 Mins 08 Secs
Landing Score:120.25
Landing was successful in the following areas:
* Good glideslope on visual approach. [60%]
* Good alignment with runway on visual approach. [100%]
* Gentle touchdown. [108 FPM]
* Good landing speed - not too fast. [61 KIAS]
* Wings were level.
* Distance from runway threshold (visual approach): [812 feet]
* Landed on runway surface.
* Glideslope held until flare.
* Good pitch control after touchdown.
* Good pitch at landing.
* With flaps - good job.
* Heading aligned with runway.
* Throttle(s) idle.
* Good controlled final descent to touchdown.

Landing included the following problems:
* Poor steering after landing - stay on the centre line.
Definite room for improvement...

Flight Score:114.27
Flight commended in the following areas:
* Smooth turns.
* Correct matching of flaps to speeds.
* Gear deployment at safe speed.
* Comfortable G forces.
* Smooth pitch control.
* Flown within aircraft's maximum speed limit.
* Gentle taxi turns.
* Good take off steering.
* Rotation was not late.
* Appropriate position of flaps during taxi.
* Safe taxi speed.
* Smooth braking during taxi.
* Smooth climb during takeoff.
* Wings level near ground.
* Well coordinated turns.
* No stalls.
* No flying dangerously close to stall speed.
* Approach speed not too fast.
* Low altitude speeds not too fast.
* Good clearance of obstacles.

Flight included the following problems:
* Steep banking - save your aerobatic flying for some other time.
* Rapid descent - dangerous and uncomfortable.
* Nose held too high - spilt drinks and worried expressions.
* Nose held too low - we're not in combat.
* Flaps not down on time - plan your landing next time.
Definite room for improvement...

[gmoreira]

Back to India. Very difficult approach to Patna. Arrived at night, full IFR with very poor visibility!

Here are the scores:
Gonçalo Moreira piloting Carenado BARON B58 METAL BLUE ended 21 October 2011 at 20:02
Aircraft: BEECH ID: VH-HMU Airline: Flight:
Flight plan: TO VEPT Patna:Patna NAV1: PAT
Failure(s): None at landing
Failure Event(s) (Zulu Time): None
Failure Bonus:0% Flight Duration:01 Hours 01 Mins 05 Secs
Landing Score:104.95
Landing was successful in the following areas:
* Good glideslope on ILS approach. [80%]
* Good alignment with runway on ILS approach. [100%]
* Gentle touchdown. [118 FPM]
* Good landing speed - not too fast. [75 KIAS]
* Wings were level.
* Landed on runway surface.
* Glideslope held until flare.
* Good pitch control after touchdown.
* Good pitch at landing.
* With flaps - good job.
* Heading aligned with runway.
* Throttle(s) idle.
* Good controlled final descent to touchdown.
* Good steering after landing.

A splendid landing!

Flight Score:108.41
Flight commended in the following areas:
* Smooth turns.
* Nice banking.
* Correct matching of flaps to speeds.
* Gear deployment at safe speed.
* Smooth pitch control.
* Flown within aircraft's maximum speed limit.
* Gentle taxi turns.
* Good take off steering.
* Rotation was not late.
* Appropriate position of flaps during taxi.
* Safe taxi speed.
* Smooth braking during taxi.
* Smooth climb during takeoff.
* Wings level near ground.
* Well coordinated turns.
* No stalls.
* No flying dangerously close to stall speed.
* Smooth comfortable descent rate.
* Pitch not too high.
* Pitch not too low.
* Flaps down on time.
* Approach speed not too fast.
* Low altitude speeds not too fast.
* Good clearance of obstacles.

Flight included the following problems:
* Sickening G forces - your passengers feel rather unwell.
Definite room for improvement...

[gmoreira]

One more in the bag!

Gonçalo Moreira piloting Boeing 737-836NGX British Airways Virtual Winglets ended 22 October 2011 at 21:06
Aircraft: BOEING ID: G-VABA Airline: SPEED BIRD Flight: 1544
Flight plan: TO VANP Nagpur:Nagpur NAV1: INGR
Failure(s): None at landing
Failure Event(s) (Zulu Time): None
Failure Bonus:0% Flight Duration:01 Hours 26 Mins 16 Secs
Landing Score:133.25
Landing was successful in the following areas:
* Good alignment with runway on ILS approach. [90%]
* Gentle touchdown. [108 FPM]
* Good landing speed - not too fast. [110 KIAS]
* Wings were level.
* Landed on runway surface.
* Glideslope held until flare.
* Good pitch control after touchdown.
* Good pitch at landing.
* With flaps - good job.
* With spoilers armed.
* Heading aligned with runway.
* Throttle(s) idle.
* Good controlled final descent to touchdown.
* Good steering after landing.

Landing included the following problems:
* Poor glideslope on ILS approach - you can do better. [30%]
Definite room for improvement...

Flight Score:136.82
Flight commended in the following areas:
* Smooth turns.
* Nice banking.
* Correct matching of flaps to speeds.
* Comfortable G forces.
* Smooth pitch control.
* Flown within aircraft's maximum speed limit.
* Gentle taxi turns.
* Good take off steering.
* Rotation was not late.
* Appropriate position of flaps during taxi.
* Safe taxi speed.
* Smooth braking during taxi.
* Smooth climb during takeoff.
* Wings level near ground.
* Well coordinated turns.
* No stalls.
* Pitch not too high.
* Pitch not too low.
* Flaps down on time.
* Approach speed not too fast.
* Low altitude speeds not too fast.
* Good clearance of obstacles.

Flight included the following problems:
* Airspeed too low - you are risking stalls.
* Rapid descent - dangerous and uncomfortable.
Definite room for improvement...

[gmoreira]

I just outdid myself on this one! Had a terrible landing, ilegally flying under the minimums in order to avert a diversion. Very strong crosswinds, and Whittle spent the hole approach shouting stupidities out of his mouth.
Guess what? He gave me a score I thought was impossible to obtain on FSFS!



Gonçalo Moreira piloting Boeing 737-836NGX British Airways Virtual Winglets ended 24 October 2011 at 20:32

Aircraft: BOEING ID: G-VABA Airline: SPEED BIRD Flight: 1544
Flight plan: TO VOPC Puduchery:Puduchery NAV1:
Failure(s): None at landing
Failure Event(s) (Zulu Time): None
Failure Bonus:0% Flight Duration:01 Hours 28 Mins 06 Secs

Landing Score:162.90

Landing was successful in the following areas:

• Good alignment with runway on visual approach. [90%]
• Gentle touchdown. [115 FPM]
• Good landing speed - not too fast. [108 KIAS]
• Wings were level.
• Distance from runway threshold (visual approach): [1041 feet]
• Landed on runway surface.
• Glideslope held until flare.
• Good pitch control after touchdown.
• Good pitch at landing.
• With flaps - good job.
• With spoilers armed.
• Heading aligned with runway.
• Nicely handled crosswind.

Landing included the following problems:

• Poor glideslope on visual approach - you can do better. [10%]
• Throttle(s) forward - should be idle.
• Ballooning during landing - needs practice.
• Poor steering after landing - stay on the centre line.

Definite room for improvement...


Flight Score:139.93

Flight commended in the following areas:

• Smooth turns.
• Nice banking.
• Correct matching of flaps to speeds.
• Comfortable G forces.
• Smooth pitch control.
• Flown within aircraft's maximum speed limit.
• Gentle taxi turns.
• Good take off steering.
• Rotation was not late.
• Appropriate position of flaps during taxi.
• Safe taxi speed.
• Smooth braking during taxi.
• Smooth climb during takeoff.
• Wings level near ground.
• Well coordinated turns.
• No stalls.
• Smooth comfortable descent rate.
• Pitch not too high.
• Pitch not too low.
• Flaps down on time.
• Approach speed not too fast.
• Low altitude speeds not too fast.
• Good clearance of obstacles.

Flight included the following problems:

• Airspeed too low - you are risking stalls.

Definite room for improvement...

The flight to Colombo was essentially uneventfull, but poor visibility had me doing an ILS approach. On the rudimentary instrumentation and their terrible placement on the cockpit, this is a gruesome job on the DC3! Finally, a gust of crosswind just before landing had me closer to the grass than I'd feel confortable to...
Gonçalo Moreira piloting Douglas DC3PWU ended 25 October 2011 at 21:19

Aircraft: Douglas ID: DC3 Airline: Flight:
Flight plan: TO VCBI Katunayake:Bandaranaike Intl Colombo NAV1: IKW
Failure(s): None at landing
Failure Event(s) (Zulu Time): None
Failure Bonus:0% Flight Duration:01 Hours 42 Mins 53 Secs

Landing Score:57.20

Landing was successful in the following areas:

• Good glideslope on ILS approach. [80%]
• Good alignment with runway on ILS approach. [80%]
• Gentle touchdown. [98 FPM]
• Good landing speed - not too fast. [64 KIAS]
• Wings were level.
• Landed on runway surface.
• Glideslope held until flare.
• Good pitch control after touchdown.
• Good pitch at landing.
• With flaps - good job.
• Heading aligned with runway.
• Throttle(s) idle.
• Good controlled final descent to touchdown.

Landing included the following problems:

• Not near the centre line - you can do better.
• Poor steering after landing - stay on the centre line.

Definite room for improvement...


Flight Score:123.22

Flight commended in the following areas:

• Smooth turns.
• Correct matching of flaps to speeds.
• Gear deployment at safe speed.
• Comfortable G forces.
• Smooth pitch control.
• Flown within aircraft's maximum speed limit.
• Gentle taxi turns.
• Good take off steering.
• Rotation was not late.
• Appropriate position of flaps during taxi.
• Safe taxi speed.
• Smooth braking during taxi.
• Wings level near ground.
• Well coordinated turns.
• No stalls.
• No flying dangerously close to stall speed.
• Smooth comfortable descent rate.
• Pitch not too high.
• Pitch not too low.
• Approach speed not too fast.
• Low altitude speeds not too fast.
• Good clearance of obstacles.

Flight included the following problems:

• Steep banking - save your aerobatic flying for some other time.
• Loss of altitude during takeoff - climb smoothly.
• Flaps not down on time - plan your landing next time.

Definite room for improvement...

[gmoreira]

And this concludes a fantasic Phase 4. For a grand finale, a beatiful approach to Male with some rain showers around, but what a beatiful sight!
And to top that up, a flight without negative remarks by old Smithers! YAY!
Will be waiting anxiously for Phase 5!


Gonçalo Moreira piloting PMDG Jetstream 41 Qantas Link ended 26 October 2011 at 20:22

Aircraft: BAe ID: VH-NXA Airline: Air Link Flight: 4887
Flight plan: TO VRMM Male:Male Intl NAV1: IML
Failure(s): None at landing
Failure Event(s) (Zulu Time): None
Failure Bonus:0% Flight Duration:01 Hours 33 Mins 12 Secs

Landing Score:117.64

Landing was successful in the following areas:

• Good glideslope on ILS approach. [60%]
• Good alignment with runway on ILS approach. [100%]
• Gentle touchdown. [187 FPM]
• Good landing speed - not too fast. [100 KIAS]
• Wings were level.
• Landed on runway surface.
• Glideslope held until flare.
• Good pitch control after touchdown.
• Good pitch at landing.
• With flaps - good job.
• Heading aligned with runway.
• Throttle(s) idle.
• Good controlled final descent to touchdown.
• Good steering after landing.

A splendid landing!


Flight Score:133.94

Flight commended in the following areas:

• Smooth turns.
• Nice banking.
• Correct matching of flaps to speeds.
• Gear deployment at safe speed.
• Comfortable G forces.
• Smooth pitch control.
• Flown within aircraft's maximum speed limit.
• Gentle taxi turns.
• Good take off steering.
• Rotation was not late.
• Appropriate position of flaps during taxi.
• Safe taxi speed.
• Smooth braking during taxi.
• Smooth climb during takeoff.
• Wings level near ground.
• Well coordinated turns.
• No stalls.
• No flying dangerously close to stall speed.
• Smooth comfortable descent rate.
• Pitch not too high.
• Pitch not too low.
• Flaps down on time.
• Approach speed not too fast.
• Low altitude speeds not too fast.
• Good clearance of obstacles.

A smooth flight!

[OleAndreasen]

Way to go! Congratulations on a job well done! :-)