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Departure
Use smooth aileron to roll the wings level in the first climb segment, holding bank angle near wings-level instead of letting it build to 2.2°.
What happened: The wings held 2.2° of bank through the first climb segment and had drifted to 1.9° by the second - this early wing-level drift usually carries through into a larger bank excursion later in the climb.
Watch for: Watch the attitude indicator's bank pointer and keep it at wings level throughout the climb.
Arrival
Make one smooth continuous pitch input through the flare rather than chasing the runway with the elevator.
What happened: The flare was pumped, with pitch reversing direction several times on the way down instead of one smooth input.
Watch for: Watch the pitch attitude trend through the flare, aiming for a single steady rise through 10° with no reversals.
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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 300 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and wings not level.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,474 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 729 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight departed from Heydar Aliyev International Airport, runway 17, with a takeoff distance of 2,545 meters, which accounted for 78% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 79 knots, with a local temperature of 11 degrees Celsius and a wind of 13 knots at 130 degrees. The crosswind component was 10 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it transitioned through several enroute climbs and level cruises. The first enroute climb started 1 mile west of Biny Selo, where the aircraft increased its altitude by 16 feet in less than 1 minute. The subsequent level cruise phase lasted 6 minutes, covering 16 nautical miles. The aircraft then climbed again, this time from 698 feet to 5,514 feet, in 5 minutes and covering 11 nautical miles. The final enroute climb phase started 7 miles south of Shamakhi, where the aircraft descended from 5,487 feet to 4,001 feet in 2 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles. The flight then continued with several level cruise phases, including a 14-minute cruise from 8 miles south east of Aghsu, covering 40 nautical miles.
The flight concluded with a final approach to runway 16 at Gabala International Airport, from the north, heading 168.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 288 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown point 321 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 59 knots, and the touchdown rate was excellent at -79 feet per minute. The total landing distance was 1,069 meters, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, covering less than 1 nautical mile in 1 minute. The total flight distance was 124 nautical miles, taking 51 minutes, and the aircraft used 38 kilograms of fuel.
The final approach to runway 16 at UBBQ Gabala International Airport from the north was executed with good quality, with the aircraft maintaining a steady heading of 168.0° at 1 nm and 288 ft above ground level. The approach was conducted in a 6 °C temperature and a 5 kt headwind at 90°, with a negligible crosswind component of 1 kt. The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 85 kt.
The touchdown point was located 321 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 59 kt, which was within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate of -79 fpm was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.9 m from the centreline. The total landing distance of 1,069 m was 31% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft remained on the runway, but the alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.4 m from the centreline. Despite this, the overall landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 88.3%. The pilot's ability to maintain control and navigate the aircraft to a safe touchdown was demonstrated, although there is room for improvement in terms of centreline alignment during the rollout phase.
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