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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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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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 599 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 599 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 114 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the PC-24 Air Ambulance taxiing from the parking area to the runway at EGHS Henstridge Airfield, a process that took 9 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. Once on the runway, the aircraft departed from runway 25, with a takeoff distance of 484 meters, which accounted for 67% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 114 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 17°C temperature and a wind speed of 17 knots at 186 degrees. The crosswind was 14 knots, while the headwind was 10 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Henstridge in Somerset, England, and ascending from 638 feet above sea level to 43,483 feet above sea level, an increase of 42,845 feet in 28 minutes, covering a distance of 170 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile east of Kergrist in Bretagne, France, and lasted for 41 minutes, covering a distance of 297 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles southwest of Ramales de la Victoria in Cantabria, Spain, and descending from 44,229 feet above sea level to 4,412 feet above sea level, a decrease of 39,817 feet in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 121 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 29 at LETP Santo Tome Del Puerto Airfield was made from the east, heading 289.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 774 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 29 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 113 meters, a touchdown speed of 112 knots, and a touchdown rate of -680 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 14°C temperature and a wind speed of 12 knots at 269 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the headwind was 11 knots. The total landing distance was 595 meters, which accounted for 99% of the runway. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.9 meters from the centreline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, a process that took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 591 nautical miles, took 102 minutes, and used 1,024 kilograms of fuel.
The PC-24 Air Ambulance successfully landed at LETP Santo Tome Del Puerto Airfield, achieving an overall score of 81.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 289.0° at 1 nautical mile and 774 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 29, which has a length of 599 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 114 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits at 113 meters, and the touchdown speed was 112 knots, which is considered good. However, the touchdown rate was slightly heavy at -680 feet per minute (fpm), which may require some adjustments to the approach technique.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were moderate, with a temperature of 14°C and a wind speed of 12 knots from 269°. The crosswind component was minimal at 5 knots, while the headwind component was 11 knots. These conditions did not significantly impact the landing, and the aircraft maintained a stable approach.
The total landing distance was 595 meters, which is 99% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft had sufficient runway remaining for a safe stop. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.9 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments to the landing technique to improve the alignment.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft demonstrated good handling characteristics. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown rate and runway rollout alignment.
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