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Slow down before tight turns
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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.
Side view — the last 1,464 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,464 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 434 m 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 area to the runway, which took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an SR22, then departed from runway 10 at L88 New Cuyama, a small airfield in California, United States. The takeoff distance was 511 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 84 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 9°C, a wind speed of 7 knots from 333°, resulting in a crosswind of 4 knots and a tailwind of 6 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airfield, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead L88 New Cuyama. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 2,666 feet above sea level to 6,206 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,540 feet, in just 2 minutes and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 10 minutes and covered a distance of 28 nautical miles, 2 miles west of New Cuyama.
The enroute descent phase began 11 miles northeast of Nipomo, California, and took the aircraft from an altitude of 6,318 feet above sea level to 1,456 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,862 feet, in 5 minutes and covering a distance of 16 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 29 at KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport was made from the southeast, heading 304.0°, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,274 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 29 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 432 meters, which accounted for 35% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 61 knots, and the touchdown rate was an excellent -100 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 11°C, a wind speed of 13 knots from 315°, resulting in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 13 knots.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took approximately 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 51 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 24 minutes. The aircraft used 25 kilograms of fuel during the flight. Overall, the flight was characterized by smooth and efficient operations, with good weather conditions and a successful landing.
The SR22 aircraft successfully landed at KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport, achieving a high score of 95.9%. The final approach to runway 29 was initiated from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 304.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,274 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was executed smoothly, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 61 knots, which was within the acceptable threshold speed of 80 knots. The touchdown distance of 432 meters was also within the expected range, indicating a well-controlled descent. The touchdown rate of -100 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, demonstrating a high degree of precision and control.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 11°C and a headwind of 13 knots at 315°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 2 knots, which made the landing even more challenging and impressive. The runway length of 1,464 meters was sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 518 meters, which was only 35% of the runway length.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline. The rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating a high degree of control and precision during the landing roll. Overall, the landing was a textbook example of a well-executed approach and landing, with the pilot demonstrating exceptional skills and control.
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