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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 483 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 483 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 86 m 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 approximately 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Kodiak 100, then departed from runway 17L at AYGA Goroka Airport. The takeoff distance was 374 meters, which is 30% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 72 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 92°. There was a slight crosswind of 4 knots, but no headwind. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead Goroka in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 6,095 feet above sea level to 10,161 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,066 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 22 nautical miles. The cruise phase began 4 miles southwest of Goroka. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started overhead AIBA Aibai Airstrip in the Chimbu Province of Papua New Guinea. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 10,200 feet above sea level to 6,631 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,569 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The final approach to runway 22 at AIBA Aibai Airstrip was made from the northeast, with a heading of 227.0° and an altitude of 0 feet above ground level. The landing was made on a runway with a length of 483 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 72 knots, but the touchdown distance was good at 85 meters. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 68 knots, but the touchdown rate was perfect at 174 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.3 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 20°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 85°. There was a slight crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots. The total landing distance was 274 meters, which is 57% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The total flight distance was 28 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 17 minutes. The aircraft used 37 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, a Kodiak 100, successfully landed at AIBA Aibai Airstrip, achieving a score of 96.9%. The final approach was conducted from the north-east, heading 227.0° at 0 nm and -68 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 22, which has a length of 483 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 72 knots. However, the touchdown distance was within acceptable limits at 85 meters. The touchdown speed of 68 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of 174 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect. This indicates that the aircraft's descent was well-controlled and smooth.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.3 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments in the approach or landing technique. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C and a wind speed of 3 knots at 85°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, and the tailwind component was 3 knots, which had a negligible effect on the landing.
The total landing distance was 274 meters, which is 57% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled and the pilot executed a smooth landing. The runway rollout alignment was very good, showing that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and technique. However, there are some minor areas for improvement, such as adjusting the approach and landing technique to achieve a more accurate touchdown position and reducing the touchdown speed.
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