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Fixing the bounce
Fast at the threshold, normal flare, and the runway seems to refuse the aircraft. The instinctive fix - pushing it on - causes the next one. A fast aircraft forced onto the runway touches nosewheel-first or nearly so. The tell is a touchdown that feels soft followed by a bounce that steepens. Pilots fix the bounce recovery; the cause was the 10 knots at the threshold.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,004 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,004 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 270 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Savage Cub taxied to runway 33 at O24 Lee Vining and commenced its take-off roll, covering 203 m which represented 17 % of the available runway. Liftoff was achieved at 50 kt. Ambient conditions were 2 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 181°, a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 1 kt tail-wind component.
Climbing from the departure area, the aircraft rose from 7,654 ft asl to 9,167 ft asl, gaining 1,514 ft in 2 minutes while traversing 3 nm overhead O24 Lee Vining.
A short level segment followed 1 mile southwest of O24, lasting 2 minutes and covering 2 nm.
The next climb segment began 3 miles southwest of O24, with altitude increasing from 9,460 ft asl to 11,244 ft asl, a gain of 1,784 ft achieved in 5 minutes over a distance of 7 nm.
Subsequent cruise commenced 8 miles southwest of O24, persisting for 8 minutes and encompassing 12 nm.
Descent commenced 7 miles northeast of Yosemite Valley, descending from 9,836 ft asl to 7,116 ft asl, a loss of 2,720 ft in 7 minutes while covering 11 nm.
A level cruise then occurred 3 miles west of Yosemite Valley, lasting 11 minutes and extending 17 nm.
The aircraft began a second descent 4 miles north of Midpines, dropping from 5,610 ft asl to 4,962 ft asl, a reduction of 649 ft in 2 minutes across 2 nm.
A brief cruise followed 3 miles northwest of Midpines, lasting 2 minutes and covering 2 nm.
A third descent started 3 miles west of Midpines, with altitude decreasing from 4,522 ft asl to 3,419 ft asl, a loss of 1,104 ft in 3 minutes over 4 nm.
The final cruise segment was overhead KMPI Mariposa Yosemite Airport, lasting 4 minutes and spanning 4 nm.
During the final approach to runway 26 at KMPI, the aircraft descended from 781 ft agl to 37 ft agl in 99 seconds and was recorded as having scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 26 at KMPI was executed with a threshold speed of 40 kt, touchdown occurring 266 m down the runway at 36 kt and a vertical speed of minus 16 fpm. Alignment was reported as perfect. Local weather was 11 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 182°, a 1 kt cross-wind and no head-wind component. Total landing distance measured 345 m, representing 34 % of the 1,004 m runway.
Runway rollout alignment was noted as perfect.
In total, the flight covered 68 nm, required 47 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 0 kg of fuel.
The Savage Cub completed the final approach to runway 26 at KMPI Mariposa Yosemite Airport, descending from 781 ft agl to 37 ft agl in 99 seconds while the local temperature was 11 °C and wind was 2 kt from 182° with 1 kt cross-wind and 0 kt head-wind; the approach was scored on the stabilisation gates.
At threshold the aircraft presented a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 40 kt, noted as a little below target, before initiating the flare.
Touchdown occurred 266 m down the runway at a speed of 36 kt, with a vertical rate of -16 fpm and runway-touchdown alignment described as perfect.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 345 m, representing 34 % of the 1,004 m runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
With a score of 98.5 % the landing was excellent; fine-tuning the approach speed to meet the target threshold speed will further optimise performance.
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