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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 3.9°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 0.7 ft, 11 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the centreline and speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,528 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 544 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 08 at PABR Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport. The Cessna C172 aircraft took off with a takeoff distance of 438 meters, which was 22% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 67 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were a temperature of 16°C, with a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and a slight tailwind.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 1 mile east of Barrow, Alaska, and ascended from 828 feet above sea level to 2,493 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,665 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 1 mile southwest of Barrow and lasted for 23 minutes, covering 47 nautical miles.
The aircraft then started its enroute descent 23 miles northeast of PAWT Wainwright Air Station Wainwright, Alaska, and descended from 3,739 feet above sea level to 3,220 feet above sea level, a decrease of 518 feet in 2 minutes, covering 3 nautical miles. Another enroute level cruise started 20 miles northeast of PAWT Wainwright Air Station Wainwright and lasted for 9 minutes, covering 16 nautical miles.
The final descent began 4 miles north of PAWT Wainwright Air Station Wainwright and descended from 2,188 feet above sea level to 1,264 feet above sea level, a decrease of 924 feet in 2 minutes, covering 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 24 at PAWI Wainwright Airport from the northeast, heading 243.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,212 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 24 at PAWI Wainwright Airport was successful, with a touchdown distance of 372 meters, which was good. However, the touchdown speed of 59 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was very heavy at -728 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.7 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and a slight headwind.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking 1 minute and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 76 nautical miles, taking 46 minutes, and the aircraft used 26 kilograms of fuel.
The Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at PAWI Wainwright Airport, but the landing was not without its challenges. The final approach was initiated from the north east, heading 243.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,212 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 24, which has a length of 1,528 meters.
The threshold height at 145 feet agl was excessively over target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than desired when approaching the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was good at 60 knots, suggesting that the pilot maintained a suitable airspeed during the approach. The touchdown distance was also good at 372 meters, indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft's descent and touch down at a reasonable distance from the runway threshold.
Despite the good touchdown distance, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 59 knots. This may have contributed to the very heavy touchdown rate of -728 feet per minute (fpm), which is significantly higher than the desired rate. A heavy touchdown rate can put excessive stress on the aircraft's landing gear and may increase the risk of damage.
The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 13.7 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to the pilot's inability to maintain a straight course during the approach. The local weather conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°. The crosswind and headwind components were negligible, which should have made the landing easier.
The total landing distance was 607 meters, which is 40% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, but it may have been influenced by the aircraft's high touchdown rate. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 13.9 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to the pilot's difficulty in maintaining a straight course during the rollout.
Overall, the landing was not perfect, but the pilot was able to bring the aircraft safely to the ground. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of maintaining a suitable touchdown speed and touchdown rate, and aligning the aircraft with the runway centreline during the approach and rollout.
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