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Departure
Ease the back pressure on the yoke after rotation so the pitch change is smoother and g force stays lower.
What happened: During the initial climb the average g force reached 2 g, a high value for that phase.
Watch for: G meter: smooth, steady value in the normal climb band
Arrival
Reduce power earlier on final so the speed is back to 106 kt before the stabilisation gate, not just by the threshold.
What happened: Speed was still fast at the stabilisation gate, and crossing the threshold 45 kt above target usually carries a fast touchdown with it.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 106 kt at the threshold.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 13 stages, 11 scored
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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.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate 1,916 fpm, more than the glideslope needed, centreline 7.3° off, against a 1° limit and speed 37 kt FAST on the reference speed of 106 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,801 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 299 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.71 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The Eurofighter Typhoon taxied from the parking area to the runway, a movement that required 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 06 at EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport, using 784 m (32 % of the runway) before lifting off at 246 kt. Local weather at the time was temperature 8 °C, wind 2 kt from 070°, with a 0 kt cross-wind component and a 1 kt head-wind.
En-route climb began overhead EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport, climbing from 796 ft asl to 81 ft asl - an increase of 715 ft - in 3 minutes while covering 20 nm.
During the descent the aircraft reduced altitude from 783 ft agl to -407 ft agl in 46 seconds.
The final approach was executed to runway 13L at EDDK, where the aircraft scored on the stabilisation gates.
Touchdown occurred 69 m beyond the touchdown zone on runway 13L, whose length is 3 801 m. The threshold speed was recorded at 151 kt and touchdown speed at 146 kt, both described as excessively high. The touchdown rate was minus 555 fpm and the touchdown point was misaligned by 9.1 m from the centreline. Local weather at landing was temperature 11 °C, wind 2 kt from 070°, with a 1 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt head-wind.
The total landing distance measured 1 408 m, representing 37 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was slightly off centreline by 9.6 m.
After landing, the aircraft taxied back to the parking area, a taxi-in that took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 24 nm, took 7 (as reported), and consumed 601 kg of fuel.
The Eurofighter Typhoon approached runway 13L at EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport, descending from 783 ft agl to -407 ft agl in 46 seconds while scoring on the stabilisation gates; local conditions were 11 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 070°, including 1 kt cross-wind and 1 kt head-wind.
At threshold the aircraft maintained a good threshold height but the threshold speed was excessively high at 151 kt.
Touchdown occurred 69 m beyond the designated touchdown zone with a speed of 146 kt, which was excessively fast, and the aircraft experienced a very hard touchdown rate of minus 555 fpm; the touchdown point was misaligned by 9.1 m from the centreline.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,408 m, representing 37 % of the 3,801 m runway, and the aircraft was slightly misaligned on the runway by 9.6 m from the centreline.
To improve the 68.0 % score, reduce the threshold and touchdown speeds toward the appropriate VREF values and refine the flare to achieve a gentler touchdown rate, which will also help bring the touchdown point closer to the intended zone.
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