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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 11,819 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 978 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Beechcraft Duke, then departed from runway 31 at UKLL Lviv International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,659 feet, which accounted for 18% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 110 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 27 °F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was also 1 knot. With these conditions in mind, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south east of Rudne in Lvivska Oblast, Ukraine. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 2,090 feet above sea level to 22,152 feet, an increase of 20,062 feet, in 13 minutes and covering a distance of 42 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 1 mile west of Sosnica in Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland. This phase of the flight lasted 47 minutes and covered a distance of 236 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 4 miles east of LZMC Malacky/Kuchyňa Air Base Kuchyňa in Bratislava, Slovakia. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 21,535 feet above sea level to 689 feet, a decrease of 20,846 feet, in 11 minutes and covering a distance of 31 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 16 at LOWW Vienna International Airport was made from the north, heading 163.0° at an altitude of 102 feet above ground level and a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 16, which had a length of 11,819 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 104 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 966 feet, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 90 knots. The touchdown rate was excellent at -90 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27 °F and a wind speed of 1 knot at 90°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 0 knots. The total landing distance was 2,448 feet, which accounted for 21% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 312 nautical miles and took 76 minutes. The aircraft used 575 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Beechcraft Duke successfully landed at Vienna International Airport (LOWW) on runway 16, achieving a high score of 98.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 163.0° at an altitude of 102 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly above the target threshold speed of 104 knots, registering at 104 kn. However, the touchdown distance of 966 feet was considered good, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent. The touchdown speed of 90 kn was a little fast, but this did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing.
The aircraft's rate of descent was excellent, with a rate of -90 feet per minute (fpm). This suggests that the pilot had a good understanding of the aircraft's descent characteristics and was able to control the rate of descent effectively. The runway touchdown alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained a stable and aligned approach to the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 27°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from 90°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component of 1 kn, and no headwind component. The total landing distance of 2,448 feet was 21% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the runway length of 11,819 feet.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft maintained a very good alignment with the runway, indicating that the pilot had maintained control over the aircraft's direction and speed. Overall, the Beechcraft Duke's landing at Vienna International Airport was a successful one, with the pilot demonstrating good control and decision-making skills throughout the approach and landing phases.
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