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Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 107 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 79 kt against a target of 107 kt, running 28 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 107 kt.
Arrival
Nothing to change in the speed, the height or the flare. Keep the landing attitude held until the mains are on, so the aircraft is not let down onto the runway in the last moment.
What happened: The touchdown rate was 382 fpm. Nothing before it explains that: threshold speed and height were within limits and the flare was flown normally.
Watch for: Touchdown rate: a little less than 382 fpm next time
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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 513 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 513 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 137 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Kodiak 100 taxied to runway 01 at AYPB Paiela Airport and commenced the take-off roll, covering 317 m which represents 62 % of the available runway. Liftoff was achieved at 67 kt. Ambient conditions were 15 °C with a wind of 1 kt from 268°, providing a cross-wind component of 1 kt and no head-wind.
During the en-route climb the aircraft departed the vicinity of AYPB and rose from 6 385 ft asl to 7 132 ft asl, an altitude gain of 747 ft in 1 minute while traversing 2 nm.
The subsequent descent began 1 mile east of AYPB, with the aircraft descending from 7 135 ft asl to 6 564 ft asl, a loss of 571 ft over 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
On final approach to runway 01 the aircraft reduced altitude from 599 ft agl to 11 ft agl in 35 seconds and met the stabilisation gate criteria.
Touchdown occurred on runway 01, whose length is 513 m, with a threshold speed of 65 kt. The aircraft landed 135 m down the runway at 55 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 103 fpm and a touchdown point offset 7.6 m from the centreline. Total landing distance was 407 m, representing 79 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, completing the landing phase without deviation.
In total the flight covered 7 nm, required approximately 6 minutes, and consumed 11 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 01 at AYPB Paiela Airport was conducted in a descent from 599 ft agl to 11 ft agl over 35 seconds and was scored on the stabilisation gates.
At threshold the aircraft maintained a good threshold height and a good threshold speed of 65 kt. The flare produced a good touchdown speed of 55 kt, a good touchdown distance of 135 m and a smooth touchdown rate of minus 103 fpm.
Touchdown occurred 7.6 m off the centreline, a slight misalignment, while all other touchdown parameters remained good.
The aircraft rolled out on a 513 m runway, covering a total landing distance of 407 m (79 % of the runway) and demonstrated very good rollout alignment.
Improving centreline alignment at touchdown will bring the already solid performance closer to optimal; a slight adjustment of the flare to keep the aircraft on the centreline can reduce the 7.6 m offset. Maintaining the current speed and rate control will preserve the smooth and efficient landing characteristics reflected in the 86.5 % score.
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