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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,737 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 413 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, MS AT76 Aer Lingus EI-HDH, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at EGNS Isle of Man Airport. This process took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 08, with the aircraft taking off after covering 42% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 640 meters, and the liftoff speed was 115 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 15 knots blowing from a direction of 140°. This resulted in a crosswind of 13 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile north-east of EGNS Isle of Man Airport, near the town of Castletown. During this phase, the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,001 feet above sea level to 5,782 feet, an increase of 4,781 feet in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles north-west of Peel, Isle of Man. This phase lasted for 10 minutes and covered a distance of 41 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 2 miles north-east of Whitehead, Northern Ireland, descending from an altitude of 5,878 feet to 1,003 feet in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time overhead Belfast, Northern Ireland, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 04 at EGAC George Best Belfast City Airport was made from the south-west, with the aircraft heading in a direction of 42.0° at an altitude of 61 feet above ground level.
The landing took place on runway 04, which had a length of 1,737 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was 107 knots. The touchdown distance was good, with the aircraft coming to rest after covering a distance of 411 meters. The touchdown speed was 93 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -297 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 3.4 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 13°C, with a wind speed of 5 knots blowing from a direction of 170°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots. The total landing distance was 645 meters, which was 37% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled landing.
The final phase of the flight involved taxiing the aircraft from the runway to the parking area, which took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 76 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 30 minutes. The aircraft used a total of -273 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft, MS AT76 Aer Lingus EI-HDH, successfully landed at George Best Belfast City Airport (EGAC) with a score of 98.3%. The final approach was conducted from the south-west, heading 42.0° at an altitude of 61 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft maintained a steady course as it descended onto runway 04, which has a length of 1,737 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway threshold. The threshold speed of 107 knots was also maintained, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's speed during the approach. The touchdown distance of 411 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 93 knots was within the acceptable range.
However, the touchdown rate of -297 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down slightly harder than desired. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 13°C and a wind speed of 5 knots from 170°. The crosswind and tailwind components were both 3 knots, which is relatively minimal and should not have significantly impacted the landing. The total landing distance of 645 meters was 37% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range.
The runway rollout alignment was reported as perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and aligned the aircraft with the centerline of the runway. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and the pilot maintaining control throughout the rollout phase.
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