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Work on 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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the centreline.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 772 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 772 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 598 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna C172, then departed from runway 24 at EDXW Westerland Sylt Airport. The takeoff distance was 432 meters, which accounted for 26% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 81 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 6°C and a wind speed of 18 knots from a direction of 250°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 18 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of Westerland, and climbed from an altitude of 1,032 feet above sea level to 14,895 feet above sea level, an increase of 13,863 feet, in 27 minutes and covering a distance of 38 nautical miles.
After reaching the desired altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 19 miles northwest of Helgoland. This phase of the flight lasted 91 minutes and covered a distance of 113 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile northeast of Steenwijk, and descended from an altitude of 14,689 feet above sea level to 2,444 feet above sea level, a decrease of 12,244 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 34 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile north of Berg en Bos, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile west of Beekbergen, and descended from an altitude of 1,947 feet above sea level to 1,338 feet above sea level, a decrease of 609 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 19 at EHDL Deelen Air Base was made from the north, heading 198.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,180 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 19 was characterized by a touchdown point that was excessively long, using more than 75% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 58 knots, while the touchdown rate was fair at -236 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.1 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 10°C and a wind speed of 22 knots from a direction of 249°. The crosswind component was 18 knots, while the headwind component was 13 knots. The total landing distance was 716 meters, which accounted for 93% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 32.4 meters from the centerline.
The total flight distance was 200 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 137 minutes. The aircraft used a total of -24 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna C172 aircraft has completed a landing at EHDL Deelen Air Base, but the performance was not up to par. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 198.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,180 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft was attempting to land on runway 19, which has a length of 772 meters.
However, the landing was marred by several issues. The threshold height at 164 ft agl was excessively over target, indicating that the aircraft was not properly configured for landing. Additionally, the threshold speed was excessively high at 79 kt, which could have contributed to the difficulties experienced during the landing. The touchdown point was also excessively long, using more than 75% of the available runway, which could have put the aircraft at risk of running out of space in case of an emergency.
The touchdown speed of 58 kt was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -236 fpm was only fair. This suggests that the aircraft may not have been properly configured for landing, or that the pilot may not have executed the landing smoothly. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.1 meters from the centreline, which could have made the landing more challenging.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were not ideal. The temperature was 10°C, and the wind was blowing at 22 kt from 249°. This resulted in a crosswind of 18 kt and a headwind of 13 kt, which could have made the landing more difficult. The total landing distance was 716 meters, which is 93% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft did not have a lot of room to spare.
The runway rollout alignment was also significantly misaligned by 32.4 meters from the centreline, which could have made it difficult for the pilot to control the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was not a smooth one, and the pilot could have done a better job in executing the landing.
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