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Departure
Apply small rudder corrections to track the centreline against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted 330 ft off the centreline, and a heading variation of 9.6° usually follows into the initial climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings-level runway heading held through the climb
Arrival
Track the centreline through touchdown using small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The aircraft touched down off the centreline at 190 ft, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 309 ft.
Watch for: Watch runway centreline position, keeping deviation inside the limit through touchdown and rollout.
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 · 17 stages, 16 in the score
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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 for a circuit: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 300 ft gate: sink rate 2,331 fpm, more than the glideslope needed and centreline 7.5° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 3,496 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 3,496 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 644 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from ED94 Sinsheim Airfield, the XCub aircraft initiated its takeoff roll on runway 30R, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 67 kt in 1,565 ft, which represented 45% of the available runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 60 °F and a 10 kt headwind, with a crosswind component of 10 kt from a direction of 10 °.
Following a successful takeoff, the aircraft entered a left-hand traffic pattern, navigating the downwind leg in 80 seconds and covering a distance of 2 nm. The subsequent base leg was completed in 24 seconds, with the aircraft then turning onto the final approach to runway 30R from the east. The approach was characterized by a heading of 302.0 ° and an altitude of 116 ft above ground level. The aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 47 kt, with a touchdown distance of 596 ft and a smooth touchdown rate of -103 fpm. However, the runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 192 ft from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was similarly misaligned by 309 ft.
The XCub aircraft then taxied to the parking area, completing the flight in a total distance of 3 nm, which was achieved in 3 minutes. The flight utilized 2 lbs of fuel, and the taxiing phase took less than 1 minute to complete, covering a distance of less than 1 nm. Overall, the flight demonstrated a good balance of performance and control, with the aircraft responding well to the prevailing weather conditions.
The final approach to runway 30R at ED94 Sinsheim Airfield from the east was executed with a heading of 302.0° at 0 nm and 116 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 48 kt, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal approach speed.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft demonstrated good characteristics, with a touchdown distance of 596 ft and a touchdown speed of 47 kt, both of which were within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate was also smooth at -103 fpm, indicating a controlled descent. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 192 ft from the centreline, which may have contributed to the subsequent rollout issues. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 59°F and a 10 kt wind at 10°, were relatively calm, with a crosswind of 10 kt and a headwind of 3 kt.
The total landing distance of 1,549 ft was 44% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 309 ft from the centreline, indicating a loss of directional control during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing score was 78.3%, reflecting a good but not exceptional performance.
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