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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 50 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Steepen your descent on final to regain the glideslope, aiming to cross the threshold at 50 ft agl.
What happened: You were high on the glideslope during the approach; carrying that extra energy down to the runway usually leaves the threshold speed fast too, as it was here at 77 kt, 12 kt above target.
Watch for: Watch the glideslope indicator on final, holding it centered all the way to the threshold at 50 ft.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 300 ft gate: glideslope 7.1° against the runway's 3.5°, centreline 6.9° off, against a 1° limit and wings 11° of bank, against a 10° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,142 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,590 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Piper PA-28 Archer taxied from the parking area to runway 21 at KSEZ Sedona Airport, a movement that required 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
The departure roll commenced on runway 21, with the aircraft accelerating to a liftoff speed of 56 kt and leaving the ground after a takeoff distance of 2,363 ft, representing 46 % of the runway. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 103 °F, wind from 159° at 13 kt, including a 12 kt crosswind component and a 6 kt headwind.
Climb began overhead KSEZ, with altitude increasing from 5,068 ft asl to 5,271 ft asl, a gain of 203 ft achieved in less than 1 minute while covering less than 1 nm.
Level cruise was established approximately 1 mile southwest of KSEZ and persisted for 3 minutes, during which the aircraft traveled 2 nm.
Descent started again overhead KSEZ, descending from 5,734 ft asl to 5,201 ft asl, a loss of 533 ft over 2 minutes and a distance of 3 nm.
The final approach to runway 21 was flown from the north-east on a heading of 226.0°, with the aircraft at 0 nm from the threshold and 453 ft agl.
Touchdown occurred on runway 21, whose total length is 5,143 ft; the aircraft touched down at 61 kt with a touchdown distance of 1,537 ft and a descent rate of minus 215 fpm. The touchdown point was offset by 18 ft from the centreline. The threshold height was 80 ft agl and the threshold speed was 77 kt. Local weather at landing reported a temperature of 102 °F, wind from 159° at 15 kt, a 14 kt crosswind and a 6 kt headwind. Total landing distance measured 2,181 ft, representing 42 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area, a movement that lasted 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered a distance of 7 nm, required 7 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 5 lbs of fuel.
The Piper PA-28 Archer on a final approach to runway 21 at KSEZ Sedona Airport maintained a heading of 226.0° from the north-east, descending to 453 ft AGL at the runway threshold. The aircraft was scored 87.2 % for the overall landing. Ambient temperature was 102 °F with a wind from 159° at 15 kt, giving a 6 kt headwind and a 14 kt crosswind component.
At the threshold the aircraft was 83 ft AGL, which was significantly above the target height, and the threshold speed was 77 kt, slightly above the target. These figures describe the height and speed at which the flare began.
Touchdown occurred 1,537 ft down the runway at a speed of 61 kt, both rated as good. The vertical rate at touchdown was -215 fpm, rated fair, and the touchdown point was 16 ft off the centreline, a slight misalignment. Total landing distance was 2,181 ft, representing 43 % of the 5,121-ft runway.
Rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft remaining well centred during the deceleration phase.
Reduce the flare height to meet the intended threshold altitude and refine the flare timing to achieve a more neutral vertical rate at touchdown. Align the touchdown point closer to the centreline to eliminate the 16-ft offset.
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