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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,114 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 345 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a quick taxi from the parking area to the runway, taking less than a minute and covering a distance of less than a nautical mile. The aircraft, a Vision Jet, then departed from runway 25 at EGNT Newcastle Airport, with a takeoff distance of 585 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 92 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind of 1 knot at 270 degrees. There was no crosswind, but a headwind of 1 knot. The enroute climb started overhead EGNT Newcastle Airport, where the aircraft ascended from 790 feet above sea level to 2,089 feet, an increase of 1,299 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.
After reaching the desired altitude, the aircraft began its enroute descent, starting overhead Dinnington. The descent from 2,079 feet to 1,178 feet, a decrease of 901 feet, took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 25 at EGNT Newcastle Airport was made from the north-east, heading 245 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 903 feet above ground level.
However, the pilot decided to execute a go-around, bringing the aircraft to a height of 21 feet above ground level. The landing was eventually made on runway 25, with a runway length of 2,114 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 82 knots. The touchdown distance was also good at 345 meters, and the touchdown speed was 64 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate was excellent at -68 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions remained the same, with a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind of 1 knot at 270 degrees, with no crosswind and a headwind of 1 knot. The total flight distance was 7 nautical miles, taking 8 minutes, and the aircraft used 28 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Vision Jet aircraft successfully landed on runway 25 at EGNT Newcastle Airport, demonstrating a high level of proficiency in its landing technique. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 245.0° at 1 nm and 903 ft above ground level (agl), indicating a precise and controlled descent.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down at a distance of 345 meters, which is considered good. The touchdown speed of 64 kt was also within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot had effectively managed the aircraft's speed during the landing. The touchdown rate of -68 fpm was excellent, suggesting that the aircraft was brought to a smooth stop without any excessive deceleration.
The threshold height at 61 ft agl was above the target, but this did not seem to affect the overall landing performance. However, the threshold speed of 82 kt was well above the target, which may indicate that the pilot could have managed the aircraft's speed more effectively during the final approach. Nevertheless, this did not compromise the safety of the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 1 kt at 270°. The crosswind was negligible, and the headwind was minimal, which would have made the landing process easier for the pilot.
Overall, the Vision Jet aircraft demonstrated a high level of proficiency in its landing technique, with a good touchdown distance, speed, and rate. The pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed and height during the final approach was also impressive, despite some minor deviations from the target values.
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