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Slow the descent speed
See Enroute Descent
Below 10,000 ft you are typically limited to 250 kt indicated (a US rule that much of the world mirrors in some form, though not universally). This forces a deceleration around 10,000 ft whether the profile wants one or not, so plan for it rather than discovering it.
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From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.
Lifted off at 78 kt with 10.3° of pitch.
Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The figure at liftoff is the pitch then. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.
The takeoff, point by point
Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 933 ft.
Reached 35 ft with 8,108 ft of runway left; then climbing at 2,200 fpm on average to 933 ft.
The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.
Plan view the roll down the 9,757 ft runway.
Rolled from 272 ft in, never more than 2 ft off the centreline. Airborne 10 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.
The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.
The final from 4 nm.
Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 1° band in green.
Inside the glideslope band from 2.1 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 80 ft below the slope.
Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 1,000 ft past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber.
Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.
Joined 2,980 ft left of the centreline at 2.1 nm, then inside the band from 0.9 nm to the threshold.
Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.
Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 32 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 18 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.
Fast from 2.1 nm, where the final began, to the threshold (up to +55 kt).
Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.
Over the threshold
Touchdown
7 kt across from the left, which takes about 7° of crab to hold the centreline at 58 kt. Touched down with 2° of it still on, wings level.
Wind 231° at 8 kt · 4 kt tail · 7 kt across
The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.
From 64 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 20 s, an average deceleration of 0.10 g.
Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Crossed the threshold at 29 ft, 21 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,312 ft in, 312 ft past the ideal 1,000 ft.
The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 5,000 ft across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 1,000 ft in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.
Sink and pitch — through the flare, lined up with the side view.
The sink went from 380 fpm at 29 ft to 30 fpm at 7 ft, then back up to 240 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 9.0° on the way down.
Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −600 is 600 ft a minute down. Below, the pitch. In a flare the nose comes up and the descent slows towards 0. The figure at the touchdown line is your touchdown rate.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,859 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 8 ft right of the centreline and drifted to 18 ft right on the rollout.
The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.
The 1,312 ft 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 08L at EDDT Berlin-Tegel Otto Lilienthal Airport, where the Horten Ho229 aircraft took off with a takeoff distance of 755 ft, which was 8% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 79 kt, and the local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 56 °F, with a wind speed of 4 kt at 22 °, resulting in a crosswind of 3 kt and a headwind of 2 kt.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb overhead Tegel, which is located in the state of Berlin, Germany. The aircraft climbed from an initial altitude of 1,134 ft above sea level to a maximum altitude of 36,986 ft, an increase of 35,852 ft in just 9 minutes, covering a distance of 26 nm. Following this climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles west of Fehrbellin, a town in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. This cruise phase lasted for 99 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 739 nm.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent 18 miles west of the Isle of Lewis, which is located in the Eilean Siar, Scotland. The descent phase was characterized by a significant decrease in altitude, from 37,246 ft to 341 ft, a decrease of 36,905 ft in just 10 minutes, covering a distance of 21 nm. The final approach to runway 36 at EGPO Stornoway Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 355.0 ° at 1 nm and 314 ft above ground level.
The landing on runway 36 at EGPO Stornoway Airport was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 58 kt and a touchdown distance of 1,306 ft, which was good. However, the threshold speed was too high at 91 kt. The touchdown rate was fair at -236 fpm, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 52 °F, with a wind speed of 8 kt at 230 °, resulting in a crosswind of 6 kt and a tailwind of 4 kt.
Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking just 1 minute and covering a distance of less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 788 nm, which was completed in 121 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,256 lbs of fuel during the flight.
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