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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 7,530 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,405 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna C172, then departed from runway 30 at LFYK Marville Montmédy Airfield. The takeoff distance was 1,408 feet, which accounted for 18% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 59 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 45°F and a wind speed of 17 knots from a direction of 232°. This resulted in a crosswind of 15 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile east of Juvigny-sur-Loison, a location in the Grand Est region of France. The climb started at an altitude of 1,918 feet above sea level and reached 2,124 feet in less than 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 37 minutes and covered a distance of 179 nautical miles. This phase of the flight began 1 mile east of Juvigny-sur-Loison, the same location where the climb started.
As the aircraft approached its destination, LFOC Châteaudun, it began its final approach to runway 28 from the east. The aircraft was heading 278.0° at an altitude of 384 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 47°F and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 230°. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 8 knots.
The landing on runway 28 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,305 feet, which was 26% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 46 knots, and the touchdown rate was excellent at -73 feet per minute (fpm). However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 12 feet from the centerline. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The total landing distance was 1,955 feet, and the total flight distance was 183 nautical miles. The flight duration was 43 minutes, and the aircraft used 131 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at LFOC Châteaudun, achieving an overall score of 80.7%. The final approach to runway 28 was conducted from the east, with the aircraft heading 278.0° at 1 nautical mile and 384 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot's performance during the landing was satisfactory, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 46 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
The touchdown distance of 1,305 feet was also good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the descent. However, the threshold height at 105 feet agl was excessively over the target, suggesting that the pilot may have been slightly too high during the approach. On the other hand, the threshold speed of 66 knots was slightly below the target, indicating that the pilot may have been slightly too slow during the approach.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 12 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the approach. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were moderate, with a temperature of 47°F and a wind speed of 11 knots at 230°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 8 knots, which may have affected the pilot's ability to maintain a straight course during the approach.
Despite the slight deviations in the pilot's performance, the overall landing distance of 1,955 feet was 26% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the pilot's performance during the landing was satisfactory, with some minor deviations that can be improved upon in future flights.
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