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Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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.
Side view — the last 485 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 485 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 155 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna 208B, then departed from runway 07 at EDDS Stuttgart Airport. The takeoff distance was 484 meters, which accounted for 16% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 72 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 90 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, but there was a headwind of 2 knots. The enroute climb started overhead EDDS Stuttgart Airport, where the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,593 feet above sea level to 5,439 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,846 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began overhead Owen, lasting 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 1 mile south of Neidlingen, descending from 5,230 feet above sea level to 3,337 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,893 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 25 at EDPJ Laichingen Jakob Laur Airfield was made from the east, heading 262.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 883 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 25 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 147 meters. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 70 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -244 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots at 55 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and there was a tailwind of 3 knots. The total landing distance was 521 meters, which was 107% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.9 meters from the centreline.
In conclusion, the total flight distance was 23 nautical miles, taking 15 minutes, and the aircraft used 35 kilograms of fuel.
The Cessna 208B aircraft successfully landed at EDPJ Laichingen Jakob Laur Airfield, with a score of 76.2%. The final approach was conducted from the east, heading 262.0° at 1 nautical mile and 883 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 25, which has a length of 485 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 76 knots. This indicates that the pilot had sufficient control and speed management during the approach. The touchdown distance was also good at 147 meters, which is within a safe margin of the runway length.
However, the touchdown speed of 70 knots was slightly faster than desired, and the touchdown rate of -244 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair. This suggests that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained a stable and aligned approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from 55°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the tailwind component was 3 knots. These conditions were relatively favorable for the landing.
The total landing distance was 521 meters, which is 107% of the runway length. This indicates that the pilot had sufficient control and braking performance to bring the aircraft to a stop within a reasonable distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's control inputs during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and touchdown rate. With some adjustments to the pilot's technique and control inputs, the score could potentially be improved in future landings.
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