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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,193 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,193 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 171 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 26 at EHTE Teuge Airport, where the DA40-XLS aircraft took off with a takeoff distance of 371 meters, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 61 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots from 234 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 8 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead Teuge in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. The climb was from an altitude of 613 feet above sea level to 654 feet, an increase of 41 feet, in less than 1 minute and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase began 1 mile southeast of Teuge and involved a descent from 736 feet above sea level to 138 feet, a decrease of 598 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The final approach to runway 26 at EHTE Teuge Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 265.0 degrees at an altitude of 113 feet above ground level and a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 26 was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 49 knots and a distance of 170 meters, which was 28% of the runway length. The touchdown rate was excellent at -83 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from 240 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 334 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. The total flight distance was 4 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 4 minutes. The aircraft used 43 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The DA40-XLS aircraft successfully landed at EHTE Teuge Airport, achieving a high score of 98.8%. The final approach was conducted from the east, heading 265.0° at an altitude of 113 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft touched down on runway 26, which has a length of 1,193 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 61 knots. Despite this, the touchdown distance was good at 170 meters, and the touchdown speed of 49 knots was also within acceptable limits.
The touchdown rate of -83 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, demonstrating a smooth and controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 4 knots from 240°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 4 knots. The total landing distance of 334 meters was 28% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance.
The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft maintained its alignment with the runway centerline throughout the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft demonstrated good control and handling characteristics.
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