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Retract gear by 400 feet
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Rotate the moment the speed tape reaches 70 kt, not after it.
What happened: Rotation was held until 82 kt, 12 kt past the 70 kt rotation target. Carrying that much extra speed into rotation usually adds unwanted energy right at liftoff.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the 70 kt rotation target.
Arrival
Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 77 ft agl.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 77 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, well above the normal profile. The touchdown point was also long at 520 m against a 457 m target, a pattern often seen after high threshold crossings.
Make sure that you retract the landing gear once you have a positive rate of climb and there is no usable runway left to land back on.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 1,000 ft gate: no landing flap set.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,197 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 520 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Diamond DA42 Twin Star taxied from the parking area to runway 23 at KCRG Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport in less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 23, the aircraft accelerated over 531 m, representing 44 % of the available runway, and lifted off at 83 kt; ambient conditions were 16 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 270°, providing a 2 kt headwind and a 2 kt cross-wind component.
Climb commenced 2 mi southwest of KCRG, where the airplane rose from 981 ft asl to 4 542 ft asl, a gain of 3 561 ft achieved in 6 minutes while traversing 11 nm.
The first cruise segment began 3 mi northwest of Nocatee, lasting 27 minutes and covering 53 nm at level flight.
Descent started 11 mi east of Ormond-by-the-Sea, with the aircraft descending from 5 005 ft asl to 3 868 ft asl, a loss of 1 137 ft in 2 minutes over a distance of 4 nm.
A second cruise phase was initiated 11 mi northeast of 1FD1 MC1 Heliport Ellenton, lasting 3 minutes and spanning 6 nm.
The subsequent descent began 6 mi northeast of Daytona Beach Shores, during which the aircraft dropped from 3 287 ft asl to 1 195 ft asl, a reduction of 2 092 ft in 2 minutes while covering 6 nm.
Final approach to runway 25R at KDAB Daytona Beach International Airport was conducted from the northeast on a heading of 245.0°, intercepting the approach at 4 nm and 1 161 ft agl; weather at the time was 15 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 273°, giving a 4 kt headwind and a 2 kt cross-wind.
Landing on runway 25R, which is 3 197 m long, occurred with a threshold height of 77 ft agl and a threshold speed of 97 kt; touchdown was recorded 78 m beyond the touchdown zone at 61 kt with a vertical speed of minus 185 fpm and perfect alignment.
The rollout continued with the aircraft remaining aligned with the runway centreline, and the total landing distance measured 746 m, equivalent to 23 % of the runway length.
In total, the flight covered 87 nm, required 37 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 24 kg of fuel.
The Diamond DA42 Twin Star approached runway 25R at KDAB Daytona Beach International Airport on a final approach from the north-east, heading 245.0° at 4 nm and 1,161 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits, and the aircraft carried a final score of 89.9 %.
At threshold the aircraft was 77 ft agl, which was well above the target height, and the threshold speed was recorded as excessively high at 97 kt. The flare proceeded from this condition without further comment.
Touchdown occurred 78 m beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 61 kt judged good and a vertical rate of -185 fpm also described as good. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The total landing distance was 746 m, representing 23 % of the 3,197 m runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
Reduce the threshold speed to bring it within the expected range and adjust the approach to achieve the correct threshold height; these changes will help keep the touchdown point within the intended zone and further improve the already strong performance.
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