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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,792 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 295 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cessna 208B taxied from the parking area to runway 28 at BIKF Keflavik International Airport in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 28, the aircraft used 428 m of runway, representing 14 % of the available length, and lifted off at 79 kt. Ambient conditions were 15 °C with a wind of 9 kt from 282°, including a 2 kt cross-wind component and a 9 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced overhead BIKF, with the airplane ascending from 1,094 ft asl to 12,000 ft asl, an increase of 10,906 ft achieved in 10 minutes while covering 26 nm.
Cruise began 22 miles west of Sandgerdi (Sudurnes, Iceland) and continued for 246 minutes, during which 662 nm were flown.
Descent was initiated 35 miles east of Kangerlussuaq (Qeqqata, Greenland), descending from 12,000 ft asl to 1,412 ft asl, a loss of 10,588 ft in 19 minutes and spanning 39 nm.
The final approach to runway 27 at BGSF Kangerlussuaq Airport was flown from the north-east on a heading of 242.0° at 4 nm and 1,276 ft agl, followed by a further descent from 1,326 ft agl to 60 ft agl in 228 seconds, during which the aircraft scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 27 was executed with a threshold speed of 69 kt, slightly above the target, and a touchdown distance of 279 m. The aircraft touched down at 66 kt, a little fast, with a firm touchdown rate of minus 380 fpm and perfect runway alignment. Local weather at the time was 15 °C with a wind of 9 kt from 282°, including a 6 kt cross-wind and a 7 kt head-wind component.
Rollout was completed with a total landing distance of 438 m, representing 16 % of the runway, and the runway rollout alignment remained perfect.
In total, the flight covered 737 nm, required 287 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 664 kg of fuel.
The Cessna 208B conducted the final approach to runway 27 at BGSF Kangerlussuaq Airport from the north east, on a heading of 242.0 deg at 4 nm and 1,276 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits. Descent proceeded from 1,326 ft agl to 60 ft agl in 228 seconds. Local weather was temperature 15 C, wind 9 kt at 282 deg, crosswind 6 kt, headwind 7 kt.
Threshold height was good and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 69 kt.
Touchdown occurred 279 m down the runway, with a touchdown speed of 66 kt that was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at minus 380 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Total landing distance was 438 m, representing 16 % of the 2,792 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was perfect.
To refine the landing, reduce the touchdown speed a few knots to meet the target and aim for a smoother flare to lessen the firm rate. These adjustments will help convert the solid score of 74.8% into an even higher performance.
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