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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 596 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 596 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 195 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Kodiak 100 taxied to runway 19 at AYPB Paiela Airport and commenced the take-off roll, using 422 m of runway which represents 82 % of the available length. Liftoff was achieved at 70 kt. Ambient conditions were 15 °C with a wind from 271° at 2 kt, providing a 1 kt headwind and a 2 kt crosswind component.
Climbing from overhead AYPB Paiela Airport, the aircraft rose from 6 273 ft asl to 6 945 ft asl, a gain of 672 ft in 1 minute while covering 3 nm.
A second climb segment began 3 nm south of AYHJ Hewa Airstrip, where altitude increased from 6 505 ft asl to 7 193 ft asl, an ascent of 689 ft over 2 minutes and a distance of 4 nm.
The first descent started 2 nm north-west of AYPB Paiela Airport, descending from 7 000 ft asl to 6 509 ft asl, a loss of 492 ft in 2 minutes while traversing 5 nm.
A subsequent descent was initiated overhead AYHJ Hewa Airstrip, dropping from 7 192 ft asl to 4 939 ft asl, a reduction of 2 253 ft in 2 minutes across 4 nm.
During the final approach to runway 01 at AYHJ Hewa Airstrip, the aircraft approached from the south on a heading of 19.0° at 1 nm and 56 ft agl, then descended from 248 ft agl to -105 ft agl in 51 seconds, meeting the stabilisation gate criteria.
Landing was executed on runway 01, whose length is 596 m. The threshold speed was slightly below the target at 60 kt. Touchdown occurred 193 m down the runway at 49 kt with a vertical speed of 233 fpm, and the touchdown point was offset 5.6 m from the centreline. The total landing distance recorded was 345 m, representing 58 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was judged very good, with the aircraft remaining on the centreline throughout the deceleration phase.
In total, the flight covered 18 nm, required 8 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 20 kg of fuel.
The Kodiak 100 approached runway 01 at AYHJ Hewa Airstrip from the south on a heading of 19.0° at 1 nm and 56 ft agl. At the 1,000 ft gate the approach was assessed as unstable, being off the glideslope, and the aircraft descended from 248 ft agl to -105 ft agl in 51 seconds, with the stabilisation gates recorded.
During the threshold and flare phase the threshold height was good and the threshold speed was a little below target at 60 kt.
Touchdown occurred 193 m down the runway at a speed of 49 kt, which was good, and the vertical rate was perfect at 233 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 5.6 m from the centreline. Total landing distance was 345 m, representing 58 % of the 596 m runway.
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
The 71.8 % score reflects a solid performance; focus on achieving a stabilised approach within the glideslope and refining touchdown alignment to reduce the 5.6 m offset. Maintaining the aim point near the centre of the runway will help keep the landing distance well within limits.
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