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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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: five 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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,763 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 489 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 to the runway, which took 11 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a DA40-XLS, then departed from runway 22 at KAVX Catalina Airport, Avalon, California. The takeoff distance was 374 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 64 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 295 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot. After departing from the airport, the enroute climb started overhead KAVX Catalina Airport, where the aircraft climbed from 2,105 feet above sea level to 3,506 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,401 feet in 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile west of KAVX Catalina Airport and lasted 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began another enroute climb 1 mile north of the airport, climbing from 4,140 feet above sea level to 6,510 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,369 feet in 3 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 5 miles northeast of KAVX Catalina Airport, where the aircraft descended from 6,510 feet above sea level to 4,552 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,958 feet in 3 minutes and covering 8 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then started 10 miles south of San Pedro, California, and lasted 23 minutes, covering 34 nautical miles. The enroute descent started overhead Glendale, California, where the aircraft descended from 4,512 feet above sea level to 1,495 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,018 feet in 5 minutes and covering 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 08 at KBUR Hollywood Burbank Airport was made from the west, heading 124.0 degrees at 2 nautical miles and 759 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 08 was successful, with the touchdown point being 92 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 59 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was fair at -200 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots at 179 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 0 knots. The total landing distance was 812 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 62 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 46 minutes. The aircraft used 28 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The DA40-XLS aircraft successfully landed at KBUR Hollywood Burbank Airport, achieving an overall score of 81.3%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 124.0° at 2 nautical miles and 759 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft landed on runway 08, which has a length of 1,763 meters.
Upon analysis, it was noted that the threshold height at 90 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating a slight deviation in the aircraft's descent. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 64 knots, suggesting a controlled approach. The touchdown point was 92 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight over-shooting of the target.
The touchdown speed of 59 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a good control of the aircraft's descent. However, the touchdown rate of -200 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down more smoothly. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 23°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from 179°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was negligible. The total landing distance of 812 meters was 46% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range.
Finally, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled during the rollout phase. Overall, while there were some minor deviations in the approach and landing, the DA40-XLS aircraft demonstrated good control and handling during the landing at KBUR Hollywood Burbank Airport.
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