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Departure
Apply small rudder corrections to track the centreline against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted 9.1 m off the centreline, and a heading variation of -1.3° usually follows into the initial climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings-level runway heading held through the climb
Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope, 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 2,936 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 320 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a quick taxiing process from the parking area to the runway, taking less than a minute and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna C172, then departed from runway 01 at LEVX Vigo Airport, with a takeoff distance of 413 meters, which accounted for 17% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 64 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 16°C, a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, with no crosswind or headwind.
As the aircraft climbed out of LEVX Vigo Airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile north of the airport, rising from an altitude of 1,829 feet above sea level to 4,294 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,465 feet in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then started 4 miles north of Redondela, Galicia, Spain, and lasted for 21 minutes, covering a distance of 31 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 35 at LEST Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 350.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,340 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 35 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 293 meters, which was good, and a touchdown speed of 52 knots, also within the target range. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -425 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, with no crosswind or headwind. The total landing distance was 564 meters, which accounted for 19% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The taxiing process from the runway to the parking area took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
In summary, the flight was a successful one, with a total distance of 42 nautical miles covered in 35 minutes, using 9 kilograms of fuel. The aircraft performed well throughout the flight, with a good takeoff, climb, cruise, and landing.
The Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at LEST Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport, with a score of 83.0%. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading 350.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,340 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 35, which has a length of 2,936 meters.
The threshold height at 88 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was a little below the target at 54 knots, suggesting that the aircraft was slowing down slightly too early. Despite this, the touchdown distance was good at 293 meters, and the touchdown speed of 52 knots was also within acceptable limits.
However, the touchdown rate was hard at -425 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate that the aircraft was touching down with a higher rate of descent than desired. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments to the approach path.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and there was no headwind. These conditions likely contributed to a relatively smooth landing.
The total landing distance was 564 meters, which is 19% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down and stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and aligned path during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, but there are some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown rate and alignment.
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