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Work on the flare
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Begin raising the nose sooner, at 11 ft, rather than waiting until 1.9 ft.
What happened: The flare began late at 1.9 ft, below the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter approaching 11 ft as the cue to start the flare.
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 598 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 598 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 322 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.78 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Cessna 172 started with a departure roll on runway 06 at EGXG Leeds East Airport, with a takeoff distance of 262 meters, which was 14% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 63 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was 14°C with a wind of 15 knots coming from 31°, resulting in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 14 knots.
The enroute climb began overhead EGCM Leeds East Airport Church Fenton and climbed from 1,334 feet above sea level to 5,402 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles in 5 minutes. The enroute level cruise started 1 mile southwest of Tadcaster and lasted 6 minutes, covering 11 nautical miles.
The enroute descent began 1 mile east of Chapel Allerton, descending from 5,500 feet above sea level to 3,933 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles in 3 minutes. Another enroute level cruise followed, lasting 2 minutes and covering 2 nautical miles, starting 1 mile west of Aberford.
The second descent of the flight started 1 mile east of Aberford, descending from 3,623 feet above sea level to 1,302 feet above sea level, covering 7 nautical miles in 6 minutes. The final approach to runway 10 at EGID Cliffe Airstrip was from the west at 4 nautical miles and 1,276 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 10 at EGID Cliffe Airstrip was challenging, with a slightly high threshold height of 56 feet above ground level. The touchdown speed of 70 knots was too fast, and the touchdown rate was firm at -376 feet per minute. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway, and the touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.5 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 507 meters, which was 85% of the runway length, with a good runway rollout alignment.
Overall, the total flight distance was 39 nautical miles, taking 26 minutes and using 8 kilograms of fuel. The flight encountered varying wind conditions throughout the journey, with crosswinds and headwinds affecting the handling of the aircraft during takeoff and landing. The pilot managed to navigate through these challenges and successfully complete the flight.
The Cessna 172 approached runway 10 at EGID from the west on a heading of 102.0° at 4 nm and 1,276 ft agl, and the approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
During the threshold and flare phase the threshold height was 56 ft agl, slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was too high at 73 kt.
Touchdown occurred very long, using more than 50 % of the 598 m runway, with a touchdown speed of 70 kt that was too fast and a firm touchdown rate of minus 376 fpm; the touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 6.5 m from the centreline and the total landing distance was 507 m, representing 85 % of the runway.
Rollout alignment was very good.
To improve the score, reduce both the threshold and touchdown speeds toward the appropriate targets and aim to achieve touchdown within the first half of the runway, which will also help lessen the firm rate and improve alignment consistency.
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