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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,062 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 234 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cessna 208B taxied to runway 12 at EKVG Vágar Airport and commenced the departure roll, achieving a takeoff distance of 378 m, which represented 21 % of the available runway. Liftoff occurred at 79 kt under local conditions of 15 °C, a wind from 164° at 22 kt, with a 16 kt cross-component and a 15 kt headwind component.
After liftoff the aircraft entered the climb phase overhead EKVG, ascending from 1,061 ft asl to 10,000 ft asl - an increase of 8,939 ft - in 10 minutes while covering 26 nm.
The first cruise segment began 18 mi west of Sorvagur and was maintained for 141 minutes, during which the airplane flew 408 nm at level altitude.
Descent commenced 5 mi west of Seltjarnarnes, with the aircraft descending from 9,957 ft asl to 3,776 ft asl - a loss of 6,181 ft - in 9 minutes and covering 23 nm.
A second cruise interval started 6 mi north of Gardur, lasting 9 minutes and spanning 7 nm before the final approach was initiated.
The final approach to runway 19 at BIKF Keflavik International Airport was flown from the north, on a heading of 180.0° at 4 nm and 1,278 ft agl, then continued with a descent from 1,330 ft agl to 57 ft agl over 297 seconds, meeting the stabilisation gate criteria.
Landing was executed on runway 19, whose length is 3,062 m; the threshold speed was recorded slightly above target at 69 kt. Touchdown occurred 214 m down the runway with a speed of 66 kt, a firm touchdown rate of minus 376 fpm, and perfect runway alignment. Local weather remained 15 °C with wind 22 kt from 164°, a 6 kt crosswind and a 21 kt headwind.
The rollout phase confirmed the touchdown performance, noting the 214 m touchdown distance, the 66 kt speed, and the minus 376 fpm rate, all within expected parameters for the aircraft type.
Taxi-in from the runway to the parking area required 7 minutes and covered 1 nm.
In total the flight covered 475 nm, required 182 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 415 kg of fuel.
The Cessna 208B entered the final approach to runway 19 at BIKF Keflavik International Airport from the north on a heading of 180.0° at 4 nm and 1,278 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits, and the aircraft descended from 1,330 ft agl to 57 ft agl in 297 seconds.
During the threshold and flare phase the threshold speed was slightly above target at 69 kt and the touchdown point was good at 214 m down the runway. The aircraft crossed the threshold with a speed of 66 kt, noted as a little fast, and the flare produced a firm touchdown rate of minus 376 fpm while maintaining perfect runway alignment.
Touchdown occurred with the aircraft aligned precisely on the centreline, the speed remaining at 66 kt and the vertical rate remaining firm at minus 376 fpm. The landing was completed without deviation from the intended touchdown point.
To improve the score, reduce the threshold and touchdown speeds toward the target values and work on a smoother flare to lessen the firm vertical rate. Maintaining these adjustments will help raise the overall performance while preserving the already excellent alignment.
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