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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 1,598 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,598 m of the 2,501 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 632 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Honda HA420 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LOWG Graz Airport, a process that took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 16C, with a takeoff distance of 877 meters, which accounted for 32% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 127 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 7 knots at a direction of 129 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of Zettling in Steiermark, Austria. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 2,091 feet above sea level to 27,292 feet above sea level, an increase of 25,201 feet, in just 10 minutes and covering a distance of 42 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started overhead Pernovo in Obcina Zalec, Slovenia. This phase lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 43 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 6 miles west of Kanizarica in Obcina Crnomelj, Slovenia. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 27,331 feet above sea level to 1,534 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,797 feet, in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 85 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 13 at LDZD Zadar Airport was made from the northwest, with a heading of 136.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,263 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 13, which had a length of 2,501 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 116 knots.
The touchdown point was 279 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 92 knots and a touchdown rate of -161 feet per minute, both of which were good. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.4 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 9 knots at a direction of 177 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,580 meters, which accounted for 63% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.5 meters from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 177 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 47 minutes. The aircraft used 358 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Honda HA420 aircraft successfully landed at LDZD Zadar Airport, achieving a score of 91.3%. The final approach to runway 13 was initiated from the north-west, with a heading of 136.0° at an altitude of 1,263 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 279 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 92 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -161 feet per minute (fpm) was also satisfactory. However, the threshold speed was above the target, reaching 116 knots, which may indicate a slight overcorrection by the pilot.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 19°C and a relatively light wind of 9 knots from 177°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 6 knots, which is a manageable condition for most aircraft. The runway length of 2,501 meters provided a sufficient margin for the aircraft to land safely.
Despite the good overall performance, there were some minor issues with the landing. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.4 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly off by 12.5 meters. These deviations are relatively minor and may not have had a significant impact on the safety of the landing.
Overall, the Honda HA420 aircraft demonstrated a good level of proficiency in landing at LDZD Zadar Airport, with a score of 91.3%. While there were some minor issues with the landing, the aircraft's performance was generally satisfactory, and the pilot's skills were well within the acceptable range.
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