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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 60 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 72 kt against a rotation target of 60 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 60 kt.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 17 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 17 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 17 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
The 45-degrees-behind-the-wing cue assumes you can turn your head and use peripheral vision. Downwind spacing cues like "put the wingtip halfway up the strut" assume a fixed, known eyepoint. Neither survives a monitor unmodified. If you fly on a fixed monitor, stop pretending and fly a numbers-based circuit.
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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 for a circuit: seven checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,737 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 433 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 30 at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, EGPK. The aircraft, Sirius, accelerated down the runway, covering a distance of 271 meters, which is 10% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 72 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots.
As the aircraft entered the left-hand pattern, it followed a curved path, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 146 seconds. The left-hand pattern crosswind leg was even shorter, with the aircraft covering less than 1 nautical mile in just 32 seconds. The pattern downwind turn was a significant maneuver, with the aircraft flying at an angle of 45 degrees to the runway and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The downwind leg itself was brief, lasting only 6 seconds as the aircraft flew less than 1 nautical mile.
The final approach to runway 12 at EGPK was made from the north-west, with the aircraft flying at a heading of 119.0 degrees and an altitude of 621 feet above ground level. The landing was executed smoothly, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 37 knots. The touchdown distance was 431 meters, which is a good indication of the pilot's skill and control. The touchdown rate was also perfect, at -22 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as those at departure, with a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 894 meters, which is 33% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft throughout the landing process.
The total flight distance was 5 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 7 minutes. The aircraft used 1 kilogram of fuel during the flight. Overall, the flight was executed smoothly and efficiently, with the pilot demonstrating good control and skill throughout the various phases of flight.
The aircraft, identified as Sirius, successfully landed at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport with an impressive score of 97.6%. The final approach to runway 12 was initiated from the north-west, with a heading of 119.0° at an altitude of 621 feet above ground level (agl) and 2 nautical miles from the runway.
Upon landing, the aircraft demonstrated excellent control and precision, touching down on the runway with a speed of 55 knots, which was well within the threshold speed requirements. The touchdown distance of 431 meters was also satisfactory, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. Furthermore, the touchdown speed of 37 knots was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -22 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, signifying a gentle and controlled touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 270°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and the tailwind component was 2 knots, which did not significantly impact the landing. The runway length of 2,737 meters provided ample space for the aircraft to land and roll out safely.
The total landing distance of 894 meters was only 33% of the runway length, indicating a short and controlled rollout. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the pilot's exceptional skill and control during the landing phase. Overall, the Sirius aircraft's landing at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport was a textbook example of precision and control, with a score of 97.6% reflecting the high standards achieved.
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