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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.
Lifted off at 102 kt with 5.2° of pitch.
Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The figure at liftoff is the pitch then. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.
The takeoff, point by point
Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 771 ft. The distance scale changes past the runway end.
Reached 35 ft with 552 m of runway left; then climbing at 1,140 fpm on average to 771 ft.
The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.
Plan view the roll down the 1,130 m runway.
Rolled from the start of the runway, drifted right of the centreline, 7 m at the widest, and lifted off 7 m right. Airborne 22 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.
The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length.
The final from 4 nm.
Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.
Inside the glideslope band from 1.9 nm, where the final began, to the threshold, never more than 220 ft above the slope.
Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 305 m past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber.
Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.
Joined 284 m right of the centreline at 1.9 nm, then inside the band from 0.6 nm to the threshold.
Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.
Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 78 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 48 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.
Fast from 1.9 nm, where the final began, to the threshold (up to +57 kt).
Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.
Over the threshold
Touchdown
5 kt across from the left, which takes about 4° of crab to hold the centreline at 70 kt. Touched down straight - the crab taken out before the wheels touched, 3° of bank.
Wind 229° at 8 kt · 6 kt head · 5 kt across
The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.
From 68 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 14 s, an average deceleration of 0.15 g.
Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.
Side view — the last 1,119 m of the approach.
Crossed the threshold at 20 ft, 30 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 322 m in, close to the ideal 305 m.
The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 1,119 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 305 m in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.
Sink and pitch — through the flare, lined up with the side view.
The sink went from 220 fpm at 18 ft to 30 fpm at touchdown. The pitch barely changed.
Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −600 is 600 ft a minute down. Below, the pitch. In a flare the nose comes up and the descent slows towards 0. The figure at the touchdown line is your touchdown rate.
Plan view — the full 1,119 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1.6 m left of the centreline, and stayed within 2.2 m of it down the rollout.
The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.
The 322 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 24R at YPJT Perth Jandakot Airport, where the Beechcraft Baron G58 took off with a takeoff distance of 330 meters, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 102 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 229 degrees, resulting in a headwind of 8 knots and a negligible crosswind of 1 knot.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb from 896 feet above sea level (asl) to 2,362 ft asl, an increase of 1,466 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. This climb phase was followed by a level cruise, which started 1 mile southeast of Harrisdale and lasted for 17 minutes, covering a distance of 19 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its enroute descent from 2,496 ft asl to 298 ft asl, a decrease of 2,198 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. This descent phase was initiated overhead Herne Hill. The aircraft then underwent several more climb and descent phases, each with varying altitudes and distances covered.
One notable climb phase occurred from 296 ft asl to 1,154 ft asl, an increase of 858 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. Another significant climb phase took place from 1,418 ft asl to 2,182 ft asl, an increase of 764 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft also underwent several level cruise phases, each lasting for varying durations and covering different distances. One notable level cruise phase lasted for 21 minutes, covering a distance of 24 nautical miles, and started overhead Carine.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its final descent from 2,717 ft asl to 632 ft asl, a decrease of 2,086 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. This descent phase was initiated 8 miles west of Rottnest Island.
The final approach to runway 27 at YRTI Rottnest Island Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 259.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 622 feet above ground level (agl). The landing on runway 27 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 321 meters and a touchdown speed of 70 knots. The touchdown rate was perfect at -30 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 229 degrees, resulting in a headwind of 6 knots and a crosswind of 5 knots. The total landing distance was 654 meters, which accounted for 59% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good.
In conclusion, the flight was a successful one, with the aircraft completing a total distance of 103 nautical miles in 63 minutes, using 66 kilograms of fuel. The flight crew demonstrated excellent piloting skills, navigating the aircraft through various climb and descent phases, level cruises, and a successful landing.
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