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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 0.9° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 4.7° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
Arrival
Carry more power on short final to hold 107 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay before the flare.
What happened: The threshold was crossed at 102 kt against a VREF of 107 kt, already below target, and the sink was fully arrested at 18 ft with speed continuing to bleed off - crossing the threshold slow like this usually carries forward into the aircraft settling on as the speed runs out, rather than flying onto the mains.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 107 kt on short final.
See Arrival Landing
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,650 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,650 m of the 3,292 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 705 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 34 at UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport, a major international airport in Baku, Azerbaijan. The takeoff distance was 459 meters, which accounted for 11% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 110 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 10°C, a wind speed of 9 knots at 310°, with a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 7 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and continued for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft climbed from an initial altitude of 997 feet above sea level to a final altitude of 11,887 feet, an increase of 10,890 feet. This climb phase was followed by a level cruise, which started 5 miles northwest of Nardaran, a city in the Baku metropolitan area. The cruise phase lasted for 20 minutes and covered a distance of 93 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 5 miles southeast of Goycay, a city in the Goychay Rayon region of Azerbaijan. The descent phase was characterized by a significant decrease in altitude, from 11,877 feet to 6,373 feet, a decrease of 5,503 feet, in just 2 minutes. The aircraft covered a distance of 7 nautical miles during this phase. Following the initial descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, which started 3 miles southwest of Goycay and lasted for 13 minutes, covering a distance of 44 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another descent phase, which started 3 miles east of Qazanbulaq, a village in the Goranboy Rayon region of Azerbaijan. The descent phase was relatively short, lasting just 2 minutes, and resulted in a decrease in altitude from 5,985 feet to 5,297 feet, a decrease of 688 feet. The aircraft covered a distance of 4 nautical miles during this phase. Following this descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, which started 2 miles northwest of Qazanbulaq and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final descent phase began 6 miles west of Qazanbulaq and resulted in a significant decrease in altitude, from 4,930 feet to 2,440 feet, a decrease of 2,489 feet, in just 3 minutes. The aircraft covered a distance of 6 nautical miles during this phase. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 30 at UBBG Ganja International Airport, which is located in the city of Ganja, Azerbaijan.
The final approach was made from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 304.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,372 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 30, which has a length of 3,292 meters. The threshold speed was slightly below the target speed, at 103 knots, but the touchdown speed was good, at 83 knots. The touchdown point was 271 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown rate was smooth, at -142 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.0 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 18.8 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,550 meters, which accounted for 47% of the runway length. The local weather
The aircraft in question successfully landed at UBBG Ganja International Airport, with a score of 86.0%. The final approach was initiated from the south east, heading 304.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,372 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 30, which has a length of 3,292 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 103 knots. The touchdown point was 271 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft landed slightly further down the runway than intended. However, the touchdown speed of 83 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -142 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 4°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 280°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. Despite these conditions, the aircraft was able to maintain a stable approach and landing.
One area for improvement was the runway touchdown position, which was misaligned by 10.0 meters from the centerline. This was also reflected in the runway rollout alignment, which was misaligned by 18.8 meters from the centerline. However, the total landing distance of 1,550 meters, which accounted for 47% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the ideal approach and landing. With some adjustments to the approach and landing technique, the pilot can aim to improve the score and achieve a more precise touchdown and rollout.
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