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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 25 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 25 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 25 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the centreline.
At the 500 ft gate: wings not level and speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,824 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,327 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking to the runway at MMTC Francisco Sarabia Tinoco International Airport, taking 5 minutes and covering 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 13, with a takeoff distance of 2,380 feet, which was 26% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 95 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started enroute climb 1 mile east of Torreon, Estado de Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico, at an altitude of 4,687 feet above sea level. The climb continued to 30,897 feet above sea level, an increase of 26,210 feet, in 21 minutes and covering 70 nautical miles. The local weather conditions during this time were characterized by a temperature of 67°F.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered enroute level cruise 9 miles north of Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria, Estado de Durango, Mexico. This phase of the flight lasted 42 minutes and covered 117 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 7 miles south east of Copala, Estado de Sinaloa, Mexico, descending from 30,957 feet above sea level to 1,593 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,365 feet, in 10 minutes and covering 23 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27 at MMMZ General Rafael Buelna International Airport was made from the east, heading 274.0°, at 4 nautical miles and 1,542 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 27, which had a length of 8,824 feet. The threshold height was significantly above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 83 knots.
The touchdown point was 838 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 64 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was excellent at -97 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 63 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions during the landing were characterized by a temperature of 66°F.
The total landing distance was 3,302 feet, which was 37% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 79 feet from the centreline. The flight then ended with taxiing to the parking from the runway, taking 3 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 219 nautical miles, taking 87 minutes, and the aircraft used 554 pounds of fuel.
The Vision Jet aircraft has successfully landed at MMMZ General Rafael Buelna International Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 274.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,542 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on runway 27, which has a length of 8,824 feet.
However, there were some discrepancies in the landing parameters. The threshold height at 96 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. Additionally, the threshold speed of 83 knots was well above the target, suggesting that the aircraft may have been descending too quickly or may have been too fast when reaching the threshold.
The touchdown point was 838 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal landing spot. The touchdown speed of 64 knots was good, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down effectively before touching down. The touchdown rate of -97 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, showing that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of landing smoothly.
One of the most notable issues with this landing was the significant misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was off by 63 feet from the centreline. This suggests that the aircraft may have been drifting or may have been aligned incorrectly during the approach. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 79 feet from the centreline, which could be a concern for safety and control during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 66°F. The total landing distance of 3,302 feet was 37% of the runway length, which is within a reasonable range. Overall, while the Vision Jet aircraft was able to land safely, there are some areas for improvement in terms of precision and alignment during the approach and rollout phases.
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