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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,439 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 626 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an SR22, then departed from runway 30 at KPWK Chicago Executive Airport. The takeoff distance was 385 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 82 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270 degrees. There was no crosswind, but a headwind of 1 knot was present. The aircraft then began its enroute level cruise, starting 2 miles south east of Lake Zurich, Illinois. This phase of the flight lasted 16 minutes and covered a distance of 38 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began an enroute climb, starting 1 mile north east of KJOT Joliet Regional Airport. The climb took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 11 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,519 feet above sea level to 3,609 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,089 feet. Following the climb, the aircraft entered another enroute level cruise, starting 3 miles north west of Wilmington, Illinois. This phase of the flight lasted 18 minutes and covered a distance of 49 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began an enroute descent, starting 3 miles east of 2IS9 Pontiac Flying/Cooksville Airport Lexington, Illinois. The descent took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 10 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 3,615 feet above sea level to 1,645 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,970 feet. Following the descent, the aircraft entered another enroute level cruise, starting 2 miles south of IS10 Snow Rla, Illinois. This phase of the flight lasted 4 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 20 at KBMI Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal was made from the north, with a heading of 197.0 degrees at an altitude of 242 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 20, which had a length of 2,439 meters. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 88 knots.
The touchdown point was 211 meters beyond the touchdown zone, but the touchdown speed of 67 knots was good, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -123 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270 degrees. There was a crosswind of 1 knot, but no headwind.
The total landing distance was 1,004 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 124 nautical miles, and the flight used 61 kilograms of fuel.
The SR22 aircraft successfully landed at KBMI Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal, achieving a score of 92.7%. The final approach to runway 20 was initiated from the north, with the aircraft heading 197.0° at 0 nm and 242 ft above ground level (agl). The pilot successfully navigated the aircraft onto the runway, landing on the designated runway 20, which has a length of 2,439 meters.
Upon landing, the threshold height was found to be above the target, indicating that the aircraft touched down slightly higher than intended. However, the threshold speed was only slightly above the target at 88 knots, suggesting that the pilot maintained control and managed the aircraft's descent effectively. The touchdown point was located 211 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation from the intended landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 67 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -123 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a controlled and stable descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach to the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and there was no headwind. These conditions likely contributed to the smooth and controlled nature of the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,004 meters was 41% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control and stability during the rollout phase of the landing. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and management of the aircraft throughout the approach and landing phases.
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