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Not the biggest loss in points — the one thing on this flight a check pilot would raise first, and the guide passage for it.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 535 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 535 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 210 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cessna 172 taxied from the parking area to runway 26 at 0OR8 Sutton on Rogue Airport, a movement that required 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 26, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 82 kt, using 388 m of runway (72 % of the available length). Ambient conditions were a temperature of 30 °C, wind from 150° at 4 kt, a cross-wind component of 4 kt and a tail-wind component of 2 kt.
Climb commenced overhead the airport, with the airplane rising from 1,647 ft asl to 2,534 ft asl, an altitude gain of 887 ft achieved in 1 minute while traversing 2 nm.
Level cruise began while over 0OR5 East Oregon Cattle Company Airport, Eagle Point, and persisted for 2 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 4 nm.
Descent started again over White City, descending from 2,903 ft asl to 1,813 ft asl, a loss of 1,091 ft in 2 minutes and covering another 4 nm.
The final approach to runway 08 at 0OR8 Sutton on Rogue Airport was flown from the west, on a heading of 91.0°, at 1 nm distance and 536 ft agl.
Landing on runway 08 was executed with a threshold speed of 83 kt; touchdown occurred 208 m down the runway at 77 kt, with a heavy touchdown rate of minus 656 fpm and perfect alignment. The runway length is 535 m, and the total landing roll measured 446 m (83 % of the runway). Weather at landing remained temperature 30 °C, wind 4 kt from 150°, cross-wind 4 kt and head-wind 2 kt.
Rollout was completed with perfect runway alignment.
In total, the flight covered 11 nm, required 6 minutes of flight time, and consumed 0 kg of fuel.
The Cessna 172 entered the final approach to runway 08 at 0OR8 Sutton on Rogue Airport from the west, flying a heading of 91.0° at one nautical mile and 536 ft above ground level.
At threshold the height was good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 83 kt.
Touchdown occurred 208 m down the runway, which was judged good, yet the touchdown speed of 77 kt was excessively fast and the touchdown rate was heavy at minus 656 fpm; runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Rollout alignment remained perfect and the aircraft used a total landing distance of 446 m, representing 83 % of the 535 m runway.
Reducing the approach and touchdown speeds toward the appropriate VREF will lessen the heavy vertical rate and improve energy management. Refining flare timing to achieve a lighter touchdown will also help keep the landing distance well within runway limits.
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