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Carry more power on approach to hold 67 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay into the flare.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 30 ft while already below the speed target, and the aircraft settled as the remaining energy ran out, usually carrying a firm touchdown with it at 258 fpm.
Watch for: Watch airspeed on short final against 67 kt, keeping it there through 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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,732 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,732 m of the 2,996 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 67 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Vigo Airport (LEVX), the Cessna 208B began its takeoff roll on runway 19, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 79 kt in 483 meters, which was 20% of the runway length. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 16 °C and a light wind of 1 kt from 270°.
As the aircraft climbed out of Vigo, it transitioned into a steady enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 6,912 ft asl in 7 minutes, covering 17 nm. The climb was followed by a brief level cruise, lasting 3 minutes and covering 10 nm. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 6,995 ft asl to 10,950 ft asl, an increase of 3,955 ft in 5 minutes, covering 14 nm. The flight continued with a series of enroute climbs and descents, level cruises, and a final approach to runway 32R at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (LEMD). The aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 65 kt, with a touchdown distance of 76 m, which was slightly longer than the threshold speed of 64 kt.
The landing was followed by a taxiing period of 17 minutes, covering 4 nm, before the aircraft arrived at the parking area. The total flight distance was 299 nm, taking 127 minutes, and the aircraft used 420 kg of fuel. The flight performance was satisfactory, with a good threshold height, a very good runway rollout alignment, and a fair touchdown rate of -278 fpm. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.7 m from the centreline.
The Cessna 208B touched down on runway 32R at LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport with a good threshold height, allowing for a smooth transition from the approach to the touchdown phase. The threshold speed of 64 kt was well within the acceptable range, indicating a well-executed approach. The aircraft's touchdown speed of 65 kt was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -278 fpm was fair, suggesting a controlled descent.
The touchdown distance of 76 m was good, and the aircraft came to rest on the runway with a total landing distance of 1,643 m, which accounted for 55% of the runway length. This was a respectable performance, considering the runway's length of 3,002 m. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.7 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or a minor issue with the aircraft's alignment during the final stages of the approach.
The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15 °C and a light wind of 1 kt from 270 °, contributed to a stable and predictable approach. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a high level of control and precision during the final stages of the landing. Overall, the landing was a strong performance, with a score of 98.2% reflecting the pilot's skill and attention to detail.
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