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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 6.5°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 18 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 18 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 18 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the centreline and wings not level.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,568 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,568 m of the 2,737 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 853 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, with the aircraft, a Piper Aerostar 600 registration NI22PC, taking off from runway 12. After a relatively short departure roll, the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 92 kt and traveled 240 meters, which was approximately 9% of the runway's length. With favorable weather conditions, the temperature was 20 degrees Celsius, and a gentle wind blowing at 3 kt from the south southwest. Despite the presence of crosswind and a slight tailwind, the pilots had to contend with only minor drifts, ensuring a smooth takeoff and departure from the airport.
As the aircraft gained altitude, the enroute climb commenced approximately 1 mile southeast of Monkton, Scotland. Over the course of 1 minute, the aircraft climbed an impressive 425 feet, increasing its altitude from 910 feet above sea level to 1335 feet. During this climb, the aircraft covered a distance of 1 nautical mile, setting the stage for a stable and efficient flight. The climb was followed by an enroute level cruise, which began approximately 1 mile north of Mossblown, Scotland. For the next 5 minutes, the aircraft remained at a constant altitude, cruising over a distance of 5 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it initiated a final approach to runway 12 at Glasgow Prestwick Airport from the north west. At an altitude of 718 feet above ground level and a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway threshold, the aircraft was already aligned with the runway and ready for landing. With a slight misalignment of 3.5 meters from the centerline, the aircraft touched down safely at a point 419 meters beyond the touchdown zone. Despite initially exceeding the target touchdown speed of 100 kt, the aircraft's speed rapidly decreased to 72 kt upon touchdown, indicating good control and management of the aircraft's descent. Furthermore, the touchdown rate of -82 feet per minute was an excellent outcome, showcasing the pilots' skill and expertise.
The aircraft in question, a Piper Aerostar 600 with registration NI22PC, successfully landed at Glasgow Prestwick Airport's runway 12. The landing was completed from a final approach to the northwest from 2 nautical miles away at an altitude of 718 feet above ground level and on a heading of 122.0°.
Although the threshold height was slightly above the target at 70 feet above ground level, the pilot maintained control throughout the approach. The threshold speed was also slightly above target, coming in at 100 knots, which could indicate the pilot possibly being a bit too aggressive with the approach.
The aircraft landed 419 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone on the runway, and touched down at a speed of 72 knots, which is remarkably good. However, the aircraft's rate of descent was very low at -82 feet per minute, indicating that the pilot executed the touchdown perfectly.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft was slightly misaligned from the runway's centerline by about 3.5 meters, which is not a significant deviation and does not indicate any major problem with the landing. The local weather, with a temperature of 20°C and a gentle wind blowing at 231° at just 3 knots, also contributed to the smooth landing.
Interestingly, the landing was achieved almost halfway down the 2,737-meter runway, at a distance of 1,469 meters, which represents 54% of the pavement. The pilot's ability to maintain the aircraft's speed and control throughout the approach and landing is also evident from the fact that the rollout alignment on the runway was very good.
Taking all factors into account, this was an overall successful landing with a respectable score of 89.1%, with most of the parameters within acceptable limits.
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