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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 2°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Ease the descent rate on final, flying a shallower path back onto the target glidepath angle rather than diving steep.
What happened: On final, the approach was flown at a steeper angle than the target glidepath for that segment.
Watch for: Watch the VSI and glidepath/VASI indication on final, keeping the descent angle matched to the target rather than steepening.
See Arrival Final 1
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 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,362 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,362 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 304 m 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 23 at PADK Adak Airport, a Cessna C172 aircraft taking to the skies. The takeoff distance was 438 meters, which accounted for 18% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 68 knots, and the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind of 1 knot at 270 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile west of Adak, rising from 1,277 feet above sea level to 3,362 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. This initial climb phase was followed by a level cruise, which lasted for 32 minutes and covered a distance of 65 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another climb phase 32 miles west of PAAK Atka Airport, this time rising from 2,956 feet to 3,658 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. Following this climb, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 11 minutes and covered a distance of 20 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached PAAK Atka Airport, it began its descent, dropping from 3,400 feet to 733 feet in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 16 was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 163.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 680 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 16 was notable for several factors. The threshold height was excessively over target, and the threshold speed was slightly below target. However, the touchdown distance was good, and the touchdown speed was only a little fast. The touchdown rate was very heavy, at -719 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.9 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 543 meters, which accounted for 40% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned, by 9.4 meters from the centerline. The total flight distance was 106 nautical miles, and the flight used 35 kilograms of fuel.
The Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at PAAK Atka Airport, but the landing was not without its challenges. The final approach to runway 16 from the north was initiated at an altitude of 680 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway. The aircraft was heading 163.0° at the time of the approach.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 58 knots, which was slightly faster than the target speed. The touchdown distance of 299 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing. However, the touchdown rate was very heavy at -719 feet per minute (fpm), which may have been due to the aircraft's speed and the pilot's braking technique.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's navigation or control of the aircraft during the approach. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 269°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and there was no headwind.
The total landing distance of 543 meters was 40% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.4 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's control of the aircraft during the rollout.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement. The pilot could have worked on maintaining a more precise control of the aircraft during the approach and rollout, and could have also aimed for a slower touchdown speed to reduce the touchdown rate.
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