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Keep the approach speed on target
Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 534 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 534 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 245 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Vision Jet taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LIPX Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport, taking approximately 9 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 04, with a takeoff distance of 481 meters, which accounted for 19% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 93 knots.
As the flight progressed, the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, starting from 1,247 feet above sea level to 9,602 feet above sea level, an increase of 8,356 feet in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. This climb took place over the town of Dossobuono in Veneto, Italy. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, lasting 14 minutes and covering 58 nautical miles, starting 1 mile southwest of San Giovanni Lupatoto in Veneto, Italy.
The flight continued with another climb phase, this time from 9,574 feet above sea level to 11,305 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,731 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. This climb took place over the town of Egna in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, lasting 14 minutes and covering 58 nautical miles, starting 1 mile northwest of Laives in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.
As the flight approached its destination, the aircraft began its descent, starting from 11,148 feet above sea level to 7,214 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,934 feet in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. This descent took place 5 miles northwest of Virgen in Tirol, Austria. The aircraft then entered a short level cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering 3 nautical miles, starting over the town of Uttendorf in Salzburg, Austria.
The flight continued with another descent phase, this time from 6,954 feet above sea level to 3,089 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,866 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. This descent took place over the town of Niedernsill in Salzburg, Austria. The aircraft then entered a short level cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile, starting over the Zell am See Airfield in Salzburg, Austria.
However, the flight was not without incident. The aircraft was required to perform a go-around on runway 26 at the Zell am See Airfield, touching down at a height of just 4 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 26 was also notable, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 88 knots, which was too fast. The touchdown point was also very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.7 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 352 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the tailwind was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 468 meters, which accounted for 88% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centreline.
The flight concluded with the aircraft taxiing to the parking area from the runway, taking approximately 1 minute and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 155 nautical miles, taking a total of 59 minutes, and the aircraft used 237 kilograms of fuel
The Vision Jet aircraft has successfully landed on runway 26 at the Zell am See Airfield, but the landing performance was not ideal. The runway length of 534 meters is relatively short, and the aircraft's performance was affected by the threshold speed being excessively high at 96 kt. This high threshold speed resulted in a very long touchdown point, using more than 50% of the available runway.
The touchdown speed of 88 kt was also too fast, which can increase the risk of overrunning the runway. However, the touchdown rate of -151 fpm was good, indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.7 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the long touchdown point.
The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 24°C and a light wind of 6 kt at 352°. The crosswind component was 6 kt, and the tailwind component was 1 kt, which may have affected the aircraft's performance. The total landing distance of 468 meters was 88% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within the available runway.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centerline, which may have been a result of the initial touchdown position being off-center. Overall, the landing performance of the Vision Jet was not ideal, and the pilot may need to adjust their technique to improve the aircraft's performance on short runways.
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