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Add power on short final to hold 84 kt at the threshold rather than letting speed decay.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 84 kt against a target of 84 kt, below reference speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator, hold 84 kt down to the threshold.
Departure
Hold the nose until reaching 80 kt before rotating.
What happened: Rotation began at 74 kt, 6 kt before the 80 kt target.
Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.
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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 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 300 ft gate: centreline 1.2° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 718 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 718 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 6 m short of the threshold. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Beechcraft Bonanza departed EDLH Hamm-Lippewiesen Airfield on runway 24, achieving liftoff after a takeoff run of 578 m, which represented 92 % of the available runway. The aircraft left the ground at 74 kt while the ambient temperature was 34 °C, the wind was from 107° at 8 kt with a 6 kt cross-component and a 5 kt tail-component.
Climb commenced approximately 1 NM west of Hamm, where the airplane rose from 809 ft ASL to 1 343 ft ASL, a gain of 534 ft achieved in 2 minutes while covering 5 NM.
Level cruise began about 2 NM north-east of Werne and was maintained for 9 minutes, during which the aircraft traversed 23 NM at a constant altitude.
The final approach to runway 07 at EDLB Borkenberge Airfield was executed from the west on a heading of 68.0° at 1 NM and 564 ft AGL. Ambient conditions were 34 °C, wind from 104° at 12 kt, providing a 5 kt cross-wind and a 10 kt head-wind component.
Touchdown occurred before the runway threshold at a speed of 70 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 151 fpm. The alignment on touchdown was very good and the aircraft required a landing roll of 218 m, equivalent to 30 % of the runway length.
Runway rollout continued with very good alignment, bringing the aircraft to a stop safely.
In total, the flight covered 30 NM, lasted 13 minutes, and consumed 8 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 07 at EDLB Borkenberge Airfield was flown from the west on a heading of 68.0° at 1 nm and 564 ft agl. Ambient temperature was 34 °C with wind from 104° at 12 kt, providing a 10 kt headwind component and a 5 kt cross-wind component.
During the flare the aircraft transitioned to touchdown before the runway threshold, as indicated by the landing data.
Touchdown occurred before the threshold at a speed of 70 kt, which was rated good, with a vertical rate of -151 fpm also rated good. Runway touchdown alignment was described as very good.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 218 m, representing 30 % of the runway length, and rollout alignment was very good.
The high score of 91.5 % reflects a solid performance; refining the flare timing to achieve touchdown beyond the threshold and near the standard aim point about 300 m (1 000 ft) down the runway will further improve consistency while preserving the excellent speed control and alignment.
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