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Add power sooner on final to hold 61 kt by the stabilisation gate, not just at the threshold.
What happened: The approach was slow at the stabilisation gate, and the aircraft carried that deficit all the way to the threshold, still 21 kt below VREF; arriving that slow usually leaves little energy to cushion the flare, as it did here with a touchdown rate of 198 fpm.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 61 kt at the threshold
Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.
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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 for a circuit: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 300 ft gate: speed 14 kt SLOW on the reference speed of 61 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,097 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,097 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 140 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LELL Sabadell Airfield took approximately 2 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna 152, then began its departure roll on runway 13, utilizing 53% of the available runway length to achieve liftoff at a speed of 61 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 22 °C and a light wind of 2 knots from a direction of 269°, resulting in a negligible crosswind component.
As the aircraft entered the left-hand traffic pattern, it maintained a steady pace, completing the downwind turn in 2 nautical miles and the downwind leg in 79 seconds. The base leg turn was executed at an angle of 14.3° to the runway, and the final approach was initiated from a heading of 126.0° at an altitude of 602 feet above ground level (agl) and 1 nautical mile from the runway threshold. The landing was executed on runway 13, which had a length of 900 meters, and the touchdown speed of 36 knots was well within the target range. The touchdown distance of 137 meters was also satisfactory, and the touchdown rate of -198 feet per minute (fpm) was within acceptable limits. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.4 meters.
The total flight distance of 9 nautical miles was completed in 7 minutes, utilizing approximately 1 kilogram of fuel. The flight was characterized by a smooth and controlled execution of the various phases, with the aircraft responding well to the pilot's inputs. The local weather conditions remained stable throughout the flight, with a temperature of 22 °C and a light wind of 2 knots from a direction of 269°.
The final approach to runway 13 at LELL Sabadell Airfield from the north west was initiated at a heading of 126.0°, 1 nautical mile from the threshold and at an altitude of 602 feet above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 40 knots, which was well below the target speed to prevent stalling.
As the aircraft touched down on the 900-meter runway, the touchdown distance was good at 137 meters, and the touchdown speed of 36 knots was within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate of -198 feet per minute was also satisfactory, indicating a controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 4.4 meters, which may require attention during future approaches.
The aircraft's rollout was uneventful, with the local weather conditions of 22°C temperature and a light wind of 2 knots from 269° contributing to a smooth operation. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and the tailwind of 2 knots had a negligible effect on the aircraft's performance. Overall, the landing was scored 93.4%, reflecting a good performance in terms of approach quality, touchdown characteristics, and rollout.
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