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Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 237 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 184 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
Below 10,000 ft you are typically limited to 250 kt indicated (a US rule that much of the world mirrors in some form, though not universally). This forces a deceleration around 10,000 ft whether the profile wants one or not, so plan for it rather than discovering 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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,580 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,212 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 25R at KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, a movement that lasted 11 minutes and covered 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 25R, the aircraft used 2,561 ft of runway, representing 25 % of the available length, and lifted off at 100 kt. Ambient conditions were 85 °F with a wind of 2 kt from 322°, a 1-kt crosswind component and a 1-kt headwind.
Climb commenced overhead KPHX, with the airplane ascending from 2,240 ft asl to 30,011 ft asl, a gain of 27,771 ft achieved in 22 minutes while covering 79 nm.
Cruise began 10 miles east of AZ00 Morton Field Ultralight Flightpark Dateland and continued for 20 minutes, during which the aircraft traveled 98 nm at level flight.
Descent was initiated 5 miles south of L04 Holtville, descending from 29,991 ft asl to 1,455 ft asl, a loss of 28,536 ft over 20 minutes and a distance of 94 nm.
The final approach to runway 27 at KSAN San Diego International Airport reduced altitude from 1,488 ft agl to -43 ft agl in 149 seconds, and the aircraft scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 27 was executed with a threshold speed of 87 kt; touchdown occurred at 1,212 ft from the threshold at 73 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 195 fpm and perfect alignment. Local weather was 72 °F with a wind of 5 kt from 270°, a 1-kt crosswind and a 5-kt headwind. The total landing roll measured 2,155 ft, equivalent to 28 % of the runway.
Rollout proceeded with perfect runway alignment, completing the landing roll within the measured 2,155 ft distance.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 6 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 279 nm, required 78 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 524 lb of fuel.
The final approach to runway 27 at KSAN San Diego International Airport was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits. The aircraft descended from 1,488 ft agl to -43 ft agl in 149 seconds, meeting the stabilisation gates as required.
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was good at 87 kt. Touchdown occurred 1,212 ft down the runway, with a touchdown speed of 73 kt that was a little fast, a touchdown rate of -195 fpm and perfect runway-touchdown alignment.
The aircraft touched down with the recorded speed and rate, maintaining the centreline and confirming the alignment remained perfect throughout the touchdown phase.
Rollout continued for a total landing distance of 2,155 ft, representing 28 % of the 7,580 ft runway, and runway-rollout alignment was perfect. Local weather was 72 °F with wind 5 kt from 270°, a 1 kt crosswind component and a 5 kt headwind component.
Reduce the touchdown speed slightly to bring it closer to the target value while preserving the excellent alignment and rate; a modest reduction of a few knots will improve the score without affecting the stabilised approach. Maintaining the current threshold speed and descent profile will continue to support the high overall performance.
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