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Improve the pattern crosswind leg
Each lap slightly wider and higher than the last, because you're unconsciously using the previous lap as your reference instead of the runway and the numbers. Invisible lap to lap, unmistakable across ten. This is the failure that only measurement catches, because your memory of lap three is gone by lap eight.
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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: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,737 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 627 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the departure roll from runway 12 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport. The aircraft, Sirius, required a takeoff distance of 137 meters, which is 5% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 54 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots.
As the aircraft entered the left-hand pattern from runway 12, it demonstrated a swift and efficient turn, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in just 19 seconds. The subsequent left-hand pattern crosswind turn also showed impressive agility, completing the turn in 21 seconds over a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The pattern downwind turn was executed at an angle of 45 degrees to the runway, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The downwind leg itself was 3 nautical miles long and took 89 seconds to complete.
The pattern base leg turn was another critical phase of the flight, where the aircraft turned at an angle of 45 degrees to the runway, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The base leg itself was less than 1 nautical mile long and took 22 seconds to complete. The final turn, which set the aircraft up for landing, was also executed efficiently, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 25 seconds.
The final approach to runway 12 was made from the north-west, with the aircraft heading 119.0 degrees at an altitude of 181.8 meters above ground level (agl) and 1 nautical mile from the runway. The landing was executed with a threshold speed that was slightly below the target speed of 52 knots. The touchdown point was 287 meters beyond the touchdown zone, but the touchdown speed of 36 knots was considered good, and the touchdown rate of -0.2 meters per second was perfect.
However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 10 meters. The total landing distance was 866 meters, which is 32% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 8.8 meters. Despite these minor deviations, the flight was considered successful, with the aircraft using 1 kilogram of fuel over a total distance of 7 nautical miles, taking 6 minutes to complete.
The aircraft, identified as Sirius, successfully landed at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport, achieving a score of 93.1%. The final approach was conducted from the north-west, heading 119.0° at 1 nautical mile and 181.8 meters above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 12, which has a length of 2,737 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 52 knots. The touchdown point was 287 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft landed slightly further down the runway than intended. However, the touchdown speed of 36 knots was considered good, and the touchdown rate of -0.2 meters per second was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 3 knots from 270°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots. Despite these conditions, the aircraft's landing performance was satisfactory.
The total landing distance was 866 meters, which is 32% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.0 meters from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.8 meters from the centreline. These minor deviations suggest that the aircraft may have required some correction during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score despite some minor deviations from the intended touchdown point and rollout alignment.
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