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Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 917 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 917 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 134 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 08 at Saanen Airfield, LSGK. The aircraft, a JF PA28R with registration C-GQYI, took off with a takeoff distance of 507 meters, which accounted for 65% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 79 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb overhead Saanen, located in the Canton de Berne, Switzerland. The climb was significant, with an increase of 1,191 feet in altitude from 3,751 feet above sea level to 4,943 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles in just 2 minutes.
After reaching the desired altitude, the aircraft began its enroute descent, starting 2 miles northeast of Saanen. The descent was steep, with a decrease of 1,502 feet in altitude from 4,951 feet above sea level to 3,449 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles in 3 minutes.
The final approach to runway 14 at Sankt Stephan Airfield, LSTS, was made from the northwest, with a heading of 137.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 144 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed safely on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 132 meters, which was considered good. The touchdown speed was 76 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -383 feet per minute.
The landing was slightly misaligned, with the runway touchdown position being 3.3 meters off the centerline. The total landing distance was 976 meters, which accounted for 106% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned, being 8.5 meters off the centerline.
The flight was relatively short, covering a total distance of 8 nautical miles and taking 7 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 3 kilograms of fuel during the flight. The local weather conditions were similar at both departure and arrival airports, with temperatures ranging from 15 to 16 degrees Celsius.
The aircraft, a Piper PA28R with registration C-GQYI, successfully landed at LSTS Sankt Stephan Airfield, scoring 81.8% in the assessment. The final approach was made from the north-west, heading 137.0° at a distance of 1 nautical mile and an altitude of 144 feet above ground level (agl).
The pilot executed a good landing on runway 14, which has a length of 917 meters. The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed of 80 knots was maintained. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits at 132 meters. The touchdown speed of 76 knots was slightly below the threshold speed, indicating a controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate was firm at -383 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slightly hard landing.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 3.3 meters, which may require some adjustments in the pilot's approach and landing technique. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C.
The total landing distance of 976 meters was 106% of the runway length, indicating that the pilot had some room for improvement in terms of landing efficiency. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 8.5 meters, which may be a result of the initial touchdown position being off-centre. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but there is room for improvement in terms of precision and efficiency.
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