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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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,425 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 704 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a PC-12, then departed from runway 27R at KSEE Gillespie Field. The takeoff distance was 618 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 110 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 18 knots from a direction of 269 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 17 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile west of Santee, California. The climb took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 43 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,129 feet above sea level to 25,073 feet above sea level, an increase of 23,945 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 19 miles southwest of KNXF MCOLF Camp Pendleton Airport in California. This phase lasted for 253 minutes and covered a distance of 1,025 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles southwest of Merritt, British Columbia, Canada. The descent took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 41 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 24,510 feet above sea level to 2,450 feet above sea level, a decrease of 22,060 feet.
The final approach to runway 09 at CYKA Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport was made from the west, with a heading of 102.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,316 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 09, which had a length of 2,425 meters. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 87 knots.
The touchdown point was 266 meters beyond the touchdown zone, but the touchdown speed of 75 knots was good, and the touchdown rate of -34 feet per minute was perfect. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 110 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 14 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,192 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,117 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 290 minutes. The aircraft used 887 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The PC-12 aircraft successfully landed at Kamloops John E. Fulton Field Regional Airport (CYKA) with a score of 91.4%. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 102.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,316 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft was on a steady course for runway 09, which has a length of 2,425 meters.
Upon landing, the threshold height was found to be above the target, indicating that the aircraft touched down slightly higher than intended. However, the threshold speed was only slightly above the target at 87 knots, which is still within acceptable limits. The touchdown point was located 266 meters beyond the touchdown zone, but the touchdown speed of 75 knots was considered good, and the touchdown rate of -34 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 110°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 14 knots, which had a minimal impact on the landing. The total landing distance was 1,192 meters, which is 49% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled throughout the approach and landing.
The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft maintained a stable and aligned path after touchdown. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft meeting most of the target parameters. However, there is room for improvement in terms of threshold height and touchdown point location.
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