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Fixing the bounce
Fast at the threshold, normal flare, and the runway seems to refuse the aircraft. The instinctive fix - pushing it on - causes the next one. A fast aircraft forced onto the runway touches nosewheel-first or nearly so. The tell is a touchdown that feels soft followed by a bounce that steepens. Pilots fix the bounce recovery; the cause was the 10 knots at the threshold.
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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 for a circuit: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
Side view — the last 465 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 465 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 129 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 01 at EGJK Tarn Farm Airfield, where the Sirius aircraft took off with a takeoff distance of 30 meters, which accounted for 6% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 53 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots at 263 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot.
As the aircraft entered the left-hand pattern, it did so from runway 01, with the distance covered being less than 1 nautical mile in 15 seconds. The left-hand pattern crosswind was also navigated, with the aircraft covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 22 seconds. The pattern downwind turn was completed with a distance of 1 nautical mile, and the angle to the runway was 89.9 degrees.
The downwind leg of the pattern was also completed, with the aircraft covering a distance of 1 nautical mile in 110 seconds. The final approach to runway 01 was made from the south, with a heading of 21.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 91.5 meters above ground level. The landing on runway 01 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 125 meters and a touchdown speed of 36 knots. The touchdown rate was perfect at -0.1 meters per second, and the runway touchdown alignment was also perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance was 299 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled landing.
The total flight distance was 4 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 5 minutes. The aircraft used a total of -8 kilograms of fuel during the flight. Overall, the flight was characterized by a smooth and controlled departure, pattern navigation, and landing, with the aircraft performing well in the given weather conditions.
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