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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,877 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 460 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.79 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
On this particular flight in the Cessna 172, we traveled a total distance of 34 nautical miles. The flight duration was 26 minutes from takeoff to landing. Throughout the trip, we used a total of 7 kilograms of fuel. The flight was smooth and uneventful, with good weather conditions allowing for clear visibility and easy navigation. The aircraft performed well, and all systems were functioning properly. Our route took us over varied terrain, including open fields, forests, and residential areas. Overall, it was a successful and efficient flight in the Cessna 172.
The Cessna 172 executed the final approach to runway 06 at EGXG Leeds East Airport from the south-west on a heading of 55.0° at 4 nm and 998 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits. Local weather was 15 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 243°, crosswind 0 kt and tailwind 2 kt.
At threshold the aircraft was 81 ft agl, which was significantly above the target height, and the threshold speed was 63 kt, slightly above the target.
Touchdown occurred 427 m down the runway, with a speed of 60 kt that was a little fast and a firm touchdown rate of minus 376 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The total landing distance was 598 m, representing 32 % of the 1,877 m runway, and rollout alignment remained perfect.
To refine future landings, aim to achieve the intended threshold height to reduce the excess altitude at crossing and adjust the flare to moderate the touchdown rate, thereby smoothing the firm touchdown while preserving the excellent alignment already demonstrated.
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