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Level the wings with coordinated aileron to hold bank angle near zero during the initial climb, starting from 5.3°.
What happened: Bank angle was elevated during the initial climb and excess bank usually persists into the second climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator, wings level with bank angle near zero degrees.
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 12,760 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 882 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 to the runway, which took 148 minutes and covered a distance of 17 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 28L at Portland International Airport (KPDX), with a takeoff distance of 7,176 feet, which was 65% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 180 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 39°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270°. The crosswind was negligible, and the headwind was also 1 knot. The enroute climb started shortly after departure, 1 mile east of Bridgeton, Oregon, and continued to an altitude of 34,609 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,566 feet in 26 minutes, covering a distance of 120 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles east of Collins Landing Strip Mitchell (04OR) in Oregon. This phase lasted for 125 minutes and covered a distance of 677 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 4 miles west of Cortez, Colorado, and descended from 34,732 feet to 6,287 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,445 feet in 35 minutes, covering a distance of 170 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 08 at Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ) was made from the west, with a heading of 91.0° at 3 nautical miles and 972 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 136 knots and a touchdown distance of 893 feet, which was 27% of the runway length. The touchdown rate was hard at -409 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 50°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 118°. The crosswind was negligible, and the headwind was also 1 knot. The aircraft then taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 990 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 171 minutes, with a total fuel consumption of 14,055 pounds.
The aircraft, identified as an A21N, successfully landed at the Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ) with a score of 98.0%. The final approach to runway 08 was initiated from the west, with a heading of 91.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 972 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's approach and landing performance were satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 138 knots. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits at 893 feet, and the touchdown speed of 136 knots was well within the recommended range. However, the touchdown rate was slightly hard at -409 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slightly aggressive approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 50°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from 118°. The crosswind component was negligible at 0 knots, and the headwind component was 1 knot, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the approach.
The total landing distance of 3,501 feet was 27% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, suggesting that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively to bring the aircraft to a stop.
Overall, the landing performance of the A21N at KABQ was impressive, with a high score and a smooth, controlled approach and landing. The favorable weather conditions and the aircraft's good performance contributed to a safe and successful landing.
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