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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 7.3 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 2.1° of bank in the first climb segment and 1.6° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,599 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 336 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 08 at Bournemouth Airport (EGHH). The aircraft, a DA42-TDI, accelerated down the runway and lifted off at a speed of 75 kt, covering a distance of 162 m, which was 9% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 15 °C and a wind speed of 4 kt from a direction of 230 °, resulting in a 2 kt crosswind and a 4 kt tailwind.
As the aircraft climbed away from Bournemouth Airport, it began its enroute climb, ascending from an initial altitude of 169 ft above sea level to a maximum altitude of 5,081 ft above sea level. This climb phase covered a distance of 13 nm and took 6 minutes to complete, resulting in an increase of 4,911 ft in altitude. The enroute level cruise phase that followed started 2 miles west of Marchwood and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nm.
The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile north of Southampton and descending from 5,081 ft above sea level to 1,876 ft above sea level. This descent phase covered a distance of 10 nm and took 5 minutes to complete, resulting in a decrease of 3,205 ft in altitude. Following the descent, the aircraft entered another enroute level cruise phase, this time starting 2 miles south east of Kings Worthy and lasting for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nm.
The final approach to runway 20 at Southampton Airport (EGHI) was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 202.0 ° at a distance of 4 nm and an altitude of 1,361 ft above ground level. The landing was made on runway 20, which had a length of 1,599 m. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target speed of 83 kt. The touchdown distance was good at 335 m, but the touchdown speed of 76 kt was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -213 fpm, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as those at the time of takeoff, with a temperature of 15 °C and a wind speed of 4 kt from a direction of 230 °, resulting in a 2 kt headwind and a 4 kt crosswind. The total landing distance was 570 m, which was 36% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft used 10 kg of fuel during the flight, which covered a total distance of 35 nm.
The DA42-TDI aircraft successfully landed at EGHI Southampton Airport, achieving a score of 99.1%. The final approach was conducted from the north, heading 202.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,361 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft was on a steady course for a landing on runway 20, which has a length of 1,599 meters.
Upon touchdown, the threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft touched down at the correct point on the runway. However, the threshold speed was above the target speed, coming in at 83 knots. This may have been due to the aircraft's approach speed being slightly higher than intended.
The touchdown distance of 335 meters was considered good, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down effectively after touchdown. However, the touchdown speed of 76 knots was a little fast, suggesting that the aircraft may have been able to slow down further before touchdown. The touchdown rate of -213 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, indicating that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of touchdown relatively smoothly.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the point of touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from 230°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots, which may have contributed to the aircraft's slightly high threshold speed.
The total landing distance of 570 meters was 36% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop relatively quickly after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its alignment with the runway centerline after touchdown and during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and handling characteristics.
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