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Departure
On the roll, make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline within 40 m.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted off the centreline by 40 m, and excess bank then carried through all three climb segments. A drifted roll like this usually leads into wandering bank angle through the climb.
Watch for: Watch the heading indicator and runway centreline during the roll, and the attitude indicator for wings level through the climb.
See Departure RollDeparture Climb 1Departure Climb 2Departure Climb 3
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 5.4° with no reversals.
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A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 4,001 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 302 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Carenado PA44, was then cleared for departure from runway 16 at UBBQ Gabala International Airport. The takeoff distance was 434 meters, which accounted for 12% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 77 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 16 knots at 296°.
As the aircraft departed the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead UBBQ Gabala International Airport. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 2,050 feet above sea level to 6,676 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,626 feet in just 4 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The climb was followed by a level cruise, which started 6 miles north of the airport and lasted for 35 minutes, covering a distance of 91 nautical miles.
The enroute cruise was interrupted by a descent, which started 2 miles north of Qobustan. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 6,772 feet above sea level to 2,423 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,349 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 18 nautical miles. Following the descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise, which started 9 miles south of Lokbatan and lasted for 12 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles.
The final descent of the flight began overhead Hovsan, where the aircraft descended from an altitude of 1,736 feet above sea level to 1,184 feet above sea level, a decrease of 551 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 34 at UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport, flying from the south at a heading of 347.0° and at an altitude of 1,186 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 34 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 302 meters and a touchdown speed of 56 knots. The touchdown rate was also good at -167 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.4 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 18°C, with a wind speed of 43 knots at 344°.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 141 nautical miles and took 70 minutes to complete, using 75 kilograms of fuel.
The PA44 aircraft, registered as G-BGCP, successfully landed at UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport, achieving a high score of 96.6%. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading 347.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,186 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on runway 34, which has a length of 4,001 meters. The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was well above the target speed of 80 knots. This indicates that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent and speed during the final approach.
The touchdown distance of 302 meters was also within acceptable limits, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's rate of descent and maintain a stable approach. The touchdown speed of 56 knots was good, and the touchdown rate of -167 feet per minute (fpm) was also satisfactory, indicating a smooth and controlled landing.
However, there was a slight deviation from the centerline, with the runway touchdown position being 5.4 meters off-center. This may be attributed to the crosswind component, which was 1 knot, and the headwind of 43 knots. Despite this, the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft and execute a safe landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 43 knots from 344°. The crosswind component was minimal, but the headwind was significant, which may have contributed to the slight deviation from the centerline. Overall, the pilot's performance was commendable, and the landing was executed safely and efficiently.
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