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Add power on final to hold 90 kt across the threshold.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 76 kt, 14 kt below VREF, and low energy like this usually carries through to a firm touchdown at 150 fpm.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 90 kt at the threshold
The rudder input is a changing profile through the roll rather than one that is held. So the demand on your right foot starts large at power application, eases as speed builds and the rudder gains authority, then jumps again at rotation.
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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. These checks are the approach's score.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,510 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 582 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cirrus Vision SF50 taxied from the parking area to the departure runway in a duration of 10 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 27 at KSAN San Diego International Airport, achieving a takeoff distance of 957 ft (13 % of the runway) and a liftoff speed of 100 kt; ambient temperature at the time was 74 °F.
Climb began overhead KSAN, with the airplane ascending from 1,054 ft asl to 29,006 ft asl, an increase of 27,953 ft accomplished in 26 minutes while traversing 84 nm.
The first level-cruise segment started 5 miles north of Borrego Springs, lasting 31 minutes and covering 161 nm.
Descent commenced 3 miles east of 1AZ8 Willow Springs Ranch Airport, with altitude decreasing from 28,996 ft asl to 8,001 ft asl-a loss of 20,995 ft-in 12 minutes and a distance of 62 nm.
A second cruise phase began 6 miles north-east of Boulder City, persisting for 3 minutes and spanning 14 nm.
The next descent started 4 miles south of Henderson, dropping from 7,594 ft asl to 3,724 ft asl, a reduction of 3,870 ft achieved in 6 minutes over 18 nm.
For the final approach, the aircraft aligned with runway 26L at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport from the east, tracking a heading of 269.0° at 3 nm and 1,566 ft agl.
Landing on runway 26L, whose length is 10,510 ft, the aircraft recorded a threshold speed of 76 kt, touchdown distance of 574 ft, touchdown speed of 73 kt and a touchdown rate of minus 115 fpm; local weather reported a temperature of 100 °F, wind 7 kt from 200°, with a 7 kt crosswind component and a 2 kt headwind.
The total landing roll measured 1,546 ft, representing 15 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was noted as perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied back to the parking area in 8 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 345 nm, taking 94, and consumed 624 lb of fuel.
The Cirrus Vision SF50 performed the final approach to runway 26L at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport with a heading of 269.0° from the east, 3 nm out and 1,566 ft agl, in temperature 100 °F, wind 7 kt from 200°, a 7-kt crosswind component and a 2-kt headwind component. The approach was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate because the sink rate was too high.
At threshold the aircraft presented a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 76 kt, which was slightly below the target.
Touchdown occurred 574 ft down the runway at a speed of 73 kt, with a smooth touchdown rate of minus 115 fpm and perfect runway-touchdown alignment.
The total landing distance was 1,546 ft, representing 15 % of the 10,510 ft runway, and the rollout alignment was perfect.
To convert the high-sink-rate approach into a stabilized one, the pilot should focus on reducing vertical speed during the final 1,000 ft segment while maintaining the target approach speed. Maintaining these parameters will help preserve the excellent overall score.
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