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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 2,434 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 392 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 13 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a FFX P180, then departed from runway 25 at LFPB Paris-Le Bourget Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,016 meters, which accounted for 56% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 121 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 140 degrees. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the tailwind component was 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Garges-les-Gonesse in the Ile-de-France region of France. The climb took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 56 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,111 feet above sea level to 30,969 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft began its descent, starting overhead Ecquetot in the Normandie region of France. The descent took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 88 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 31,106 feet to 2,879 feet. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering a distance of 4 nautical miles, 4 miles east of Reville in Normandie.
The aircraft then began another descent, starting overhead Reville. The descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 2,816 feet to 1,624 feet. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 28 at LFRC Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, approaching from the east at a heading of 281.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,175 feet above ground level.
The landing was made on runway 28, which had a length of 2,434 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 118 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 391 meters, and the touchdown speed was 106 knots, which was also good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -242 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 10.2 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 30 degrees. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the tailwind component was 4 knots. The total landing distance was 773 meters, which accounted for 32% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 8.8 meters.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 160 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 48 minutes. The aircraft used 226 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft, FFX P180 03 01, successfully landed at LFRC Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, achieving a score of 96.3%. The final approach to runway 28 was conducted from the east, with a heading of 281.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,175 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was executed well, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 118 knots. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits at 391 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 106 knots was slightly lower than the threshold speed, but still considered good. The touchdown rate of -242 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, indicating a slightly steeper descent than ideal.
Despite the good overall performance, there were some minor issues with the landing. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.2 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or a miscalculation of the landing distance. Additionally, the total landing distance of 773 meters was 32% of the runway length, which is slightly higher than the ideal 25% to 30% range.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were moderate, with a temperature of 8°C and a wind speed of 12 knots at 30°. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the tailwind component was 4 knots. These conditions may have contributed to the slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position and the rollout alignment.
Overall, the landing was considered good, but with some minor areas for improvement. The pilot's skills and experience were evident in the execution of the landing, and with some adjustments to the approach and landing technique, the score could potentially be improved further.
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