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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.
Side view — the last 1,234 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,234 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 13 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 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport, where the aircraft, a Vision Jet, took off with a takeoff distance of 230 meters, which is 28% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 91 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 25 knots from a direction of 310 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 18 knots and a headwind of 17 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb overhead Fairfield, New Jersey, and ascended from an altitude of 823 feet above sea level to 5,858 feet above sea level, an increase of 5,034 feet in just 4 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The enroute descent began overhead Totowa, New Jersey, where the aircraft descended from 5,772 feet above sea level to 1,487 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,285 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 22 at KCDW Essex County Airport was made from the north-east, heading 207.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,309 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 22 was successful, with a runway length of 1,234 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 68 knots. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 69 knots, and the touchdown rate was heavy at -633 feet per minute. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.0 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 23 knots from a direction of 310 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 22 knots and a tailwind of 4 knots. The total landing distance was 189 meters, which is 15% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centreline. Taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
In conclusion, the flight was completed with a total distance of 11 nautical miles, taking 12 minutes to complete, and used 39 kilograms of fuel.
The Vision Jet aircraft successfully landed on runway 22 at KCDW Essex County Airport, achieving an overall score of 85.3%. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 207.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,309 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft demonstrated good threshold height and threshold speed, reaching 68 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 69 knots was slightly above the optimal range, indicating a potential area for improvement. The touchdown distance of 10 meters was satisfactory, but the touchdown rate of -633 feet per minute was considered heavy, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down with excessive force.
The runway touchdown position was found to be misaligned by 8.0 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the heavy touchdown rate. The local weather conditions at the time of landing included a temperature of 21°C, a wind speed of 23 knots from 310°, resulting in a crosswind of 22 knots and a tailwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance of 189 meters was relatively short, accounting for only 15% of the runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was found to be slightly misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have deviated from the optimal path during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the Vision Jet aircraft demonstrated some areas of improvement, the landing was considered successful, and the pilot's skills and decision-making were adequate for the conditions.
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