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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 699 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 699 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 397 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took approximately 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Skyhawk, then departed from runway 25 at BIVI Vík Airport. The takeoff distance was 144 meters, which accounted for 20% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 65 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 0°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 217°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The aircraft climbed from an initial altitude of 325 feet above sea level to 6,254 feet above sea level, an increase of 5,929 feet, in 10 minutes and covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
After reaching the desired altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 7 miles northeast of BISK Skógasandur Airport. This phase lasted for 48 minutes and covered a distance of 63 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 4 miles southeast of BIKE Kerlingafjöll Airport. The descent from 5,816 feet above sea level to 3,917 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,900 feet, took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile west of BIKE Kerlingafjöll Airport and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead BIKE Kerlingafjöll Airport. The descent from 3,615 feet above sea level to 2,377 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,238 feet, took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27 at BIKE Kerlingafjöll Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 261.0° at 1 nautical mile and 358 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 27, which had a length of 699 meters. The threshold height at 58 feet above ground level was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 58 knots.
The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was good at 42 knots, and the touchdown rate was also good at -166 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as at the time of takeoff, with a temperature of 0°C and a wind speed of 8 knots at 217°.
The crosswind was 6 knots, and the headwind was also 6 knots. The total landing distance was 548 meters, which accounted for 78% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.0 meters from the centerline.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 87 nautical miles and took 71 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 23 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Skyhawk aircraft successfully landed at BIKE Kerlingafjöll Airport, but with some notable areas for improvement. The final approach to runway 27 from the east, heading 261.0° at 1 nm and 358 ft above ground level (agl), was executed with a score of 79.6%. The aircraft's approach speed and threshold speed were both within acceptable limits, with a threshold speed of 58 kt being particularly good.
However, the touchdown point was significantly long, using more than 50% of the available runway. This indicates that the pilot may have been too high or too far back on the approach, resulting in a longer than necessary landing distance. The touchdown speed of 42 kt was good, and the touchdown rate of -166 fpm was also within acceptable limits.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 0°C and winds of 8 kt at 217°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 6 kt, which suggests that the pilot had to contend with a moderate crosswind during the landing. Despite this, the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft and execute a safe landing.
One area for improvement was the runway touchdown position, which was misaligned by 10.2 m from the centreline. This suggests that the pilot may have been slightly off-centre during the landing, resulting in a slightly longer than necessary landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 11.0 m from the centreline, which may have been a result of the pilot's initial misalignment during the landing.
Overall, the landing was successful, but the pilot could benefit from refining their approach and landing technique to improve their score and reduce the landing distance.
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