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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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One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: six checks at the point nearest 500 ft above the runway after the base turn. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply. These checks are the approach's score.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 906 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 906 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 123 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The TL3000 Sirius taxied to runway 22 at EGHN Isle of Wight / Sandown Airport and commenced the departure roll, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 65 kt. The aircraft left the ground after covering 227 m, which represented 25 % of the available runway, under calm conditions with a temperature of 15 °C, wind 2 kt from 270°, a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 1 kt head-wind component.
During the right-hand traffic pattern the aircraft entered from runway 22, completing the entry segment of less than 1 nm in 22 seconds, followed by a cross-wind leg of less than 1 nm in 9 seconds. The downwind turn covered 1 nm with a 55.4° angle to the runway, after which the downwind leg extended 1 nm in 56 seconds. The base turn spanned 1 nm at a 41.1° angle, and the base leg was completed in less than 1 nm in 18 seconds. The final turn was less than 1 nm and lasted 29 seconds before the aircraft commenced the final approach.
On final approach to runway 22 the aircraft descended from 374 ft AGL to 30 ft AGL in 47 seconds, meeting the stabilisation gates. The approach was conducted in the same weather conditions as departure (15 °C, wind 2 kt from 270°, 1 kt cross-wind, 1 kt head-wind). The aircraft touched down with a threshold speed slightly below the target at 48 kt, a touchdown distance of 121 m, a touchdown speed of 45 kt that was a little fast, and a smooth descent rate of minus 135 fpm. Alignment on touchdown was perfect.
Rollout continued along runway 22, which is 906 m long, with a total landing distance of 198 m (22 % of the runway). The aircraft maintained perfect runway-touchdown alignment throughout the rollout phase.
In summary, the flight covered a total distance of 5 nm, required 4 units of time as recorded, and consumed 1 kg of fuel.
The TL3000 Sirius made its final approach to runway 22 at EGHN Isle of Wight / Sandown Airport, descending from 374 ft agl to 30 ft agl in 47 seconds and was scored on the stabilisation gates; local conditions were 15 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 270°, including 1 kt cross-wind and 1 kt head-wind.
At threshold the aircraft established a speed of 48 kt, noted as a little below target, and the height at the threshold was described as good; the flare was executed in line with the approach parameters.
Touchdown occurred 121 m down the runway, judged good, with a speed of 45 kt that was a little fast, a smooth vertical rate of minus 135 fpm, and runway-touchdown alignment was perfect.
The rollout covered a total of 198 m, representing 22 % of the 906 m runway, and runway-rollout alignment remained perfect throughout.
To refine the already strong performance, aim to achieve the target threshold speed and modestly reduce touchdown speed to better match the desired values, while maintaining the excellent alignment and smooth rate already demonstrated.
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