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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold centreline within 121 m.
What happened: You drifted off the runway centreline during the ground roll, deviating 121 m, and that same drift carried into the climb as a heading deviation of 7.3°. Centreline control issues on the roll usually carry forward into the initial climb heading.
Watch for: Watch the heading indicator, holding runway heading within 7.3° during the initial climb.
Arrival
Level the wings with coordinated aileron on short final so bank stays near wings-level through touchdown.
What happened: Wings were not level through the landing phase, with bank angle at 1.7° on short final.
Watch for: Watch the bank angle indicator, holding it near wings-level through the landing and touchdown.
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.
Read more in Flare TimingStart to finish · 12 stages, 10 scored
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Events
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,524 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 298 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 2.36 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The Savage Cub taxied from the parking area to runway 23L at Black Rock City Airport in less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 23L the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 42 kt and left the ground after using 1,059 m of runway, which represented 57 % of the available length. Ambient conditions were 8 °C with a wind of 1 kt from 181°, a 1 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt head-wind.
The climb began overhead Black Rock City Airport, climbing from 3,947 ft asl to 6,101 ft asl, an increase of 2,154 ft achieved in 2 minutes while covering 3 nm.
Level cruise commenced 2 miles north-west of Black Rock City Airport and continued for 18 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 28 nm.
Descent started 6 miles east of NV16 Lackerman Ranch Airport, descending from 7,069 ft asl to 4,818 ft asl, a loss of 2,251 ft in 5 minutes and covering 6 nm.
A second level cruise segment was flown overhead NV16 Lackerman Ranch Airport, lasting 2 minutes and covering 2 nm.
The final approach to Lackerman Ranch Airport began at 1 nm out, with the aircraft at 92 ft agl, and proceeded to a touchdown point after descending from 45 ft agl to 0 ft agl, a loss of 45 ft in 12 seconds.
Touchdown occurred at Lackerman Ranch Airport with a speed of 37 kt, a vertical rate of minus 63 fpm and a ground roll of 294 m. Weather at the field was 6 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 181°, a 1 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt tail-wind.
In total the flight covered 40 nm, required 28 minutes of elapsed time and consumed 24 kg of fuel.
The Savage Cub conducted the final approach to Lackerman Ranch Airport from 1 nm to 1 nm, maintaining an altitude of 92 ft AGL throughout the segment. Local weather was 6 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 181°, a 1 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt tail-wind.
During the threshold and flare phase the aircraft descended from 45 ft AGL to 0 ft AGL, a decrease of 45 ft achieved in 12 seconds.
Touchdown occurred at a speed of 37 kt, noted as a little fast, with an excellent vertical rate of -63 fpm and a good touchdown point of 294 m down the runway.
The 83.8 % score reflects a solid performance; reducing the touchdown speed slightly will bring the aircraft closer to the optimal VREF while preserving the excellent flare and touchdown point already demonstrated.
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