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Improve the rollout
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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 4,118 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 238 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 to the runway, which took 9 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an SR22, then departed from runway 05 at Kayenta, Arizona, with a takeoff distance of 662 meters, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 77 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 13°C and winds of 19 knots at 198°. The crosswind was 14 knots, and the tailwind was 13 knots. After departing from Kayenta, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles northeast of the airport and climbing from 6,659 feet above sea level to 12,102 feet above sea level, an increase of 5,443 feet in 5 minutes, covering 14 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 3 miles west of Dennehotso, Arizona, and lasted 28 minutes, covering 97 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time starting 14 miles northwest of CD82 Val Air Airport Durango, Colorado, and climbing from 12,078 feet above sea level to 14,955 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,877 feet in 3 minutes, covering 10 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 13 miles north of CD82 Val Air Airport Durango and lasted 45 minutes, covering 143 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile northwest of Penrose, Colorado, and descending from 14,889 feet above sea level to 6,976 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,913 feet in 6 minutes, covering 20 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead KFCS Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field Fort Carson, Colorado, and lasted 7 minutes, covering 9 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 17L at KCOS City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport was made from the north, heading 181.0° at 1 nautical mile and 219 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 17L was successful, with a touchdown distance of 237 meters, which was good. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 76 knots, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -100 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.7 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 5°C and winds of 12 knots at 140°, with a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,033 meters, which accounted for 25% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.0 meters from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 297 nautical miles, taking 95 minutes, and the aircraft used 78 kilograms of fuel.
The SR22 aircraft successfully landed on runway 17L at the City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (KCOS) with a score of 93.0%. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 181.0° at 1 nm and 219 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the threshold speed was within the acceptable range at 82 kt, indicating that the pilot had effectively managed the aircraft's descent and speed. However, the touchdown speed of 76 kt was slightly faster than ideal, which may have been due to the pilot's decision to prioritize a smooth touchdown over a perfectly controlled speed. The touchdown rate of -100 fpm was smooth, suggesting that the pilot had successfully managed the aircraft's descent and avoided any hard landings.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.7 m from the centreline, which may have been due to the pilot's decision to prioritize a smooth touchdown over a perfectly aligned landing. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 5 °C and wind speeds of 12 kt at 140°, may have also contributed to the slight misalignment.
The total landing distance of 1,033 m was 25% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 12.0 m from the centreline, which may have been due to the pilot's decision to prioritize a smooth rollout over a perfectly aligned landing.
Overall, the pilot's performance was impressive, and the landing was considered safe and successful. However, there is always room for improvement, and the pilot may want to focus on refining their landing technique to achieve a more perfectly aligned touchdown and rollout.
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