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Fixing the bounce
Fast at the threshold, normal flare, and the runway seems to refuse the aircraft. The instinctive fix - pushing it on - causes the next one. A fast aircraft forced onto the runway touches nosewheel-first or nearly so. The tell is a touchdown that feels soft followed by a bounce that steepens. Pilots fix the bounce recovery; the cause was the 10 knots at the threshold.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 580 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 580 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 111 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at EHOP Middenmeer Aerodrome took approximately 2 minutes, covering a short distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its departure roll on runway 23, utilizing 24% of the available runway length to achieve liftoff. The takeoff distance was 137 meters, and the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 47 knots. Local weather conditions at the time of departure included a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a light wind of 1 knot from a direction of 270 degrees, resulting in a negligible headwind or crosswind component.
Following a brief enroute climb from 594 feet above sea level to 749 feet, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, maintaining an altitude of 749 feet for 3 minutes while covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. Subsequent enroute climbs and descents were conducted, with the aircraft reaching a maximum altitude of 696 feet during the second climb phase. The descent phase, initiated 1 mile east of Middenmeer, resulted in a decrease of 498 feet in altitude over a 2-minute period, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The final enroute cruise phase, conducted at an altitude of 204 feet, lasted 3 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The total flight distance was 12 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 12 minutes. Fuel consumption during the flight was 39 kilograms. The flight operations were conducted within a relatively small area, with the majority of the flight taking place over the Provincie Noord-Holland region in the Netherlands.
The Sting S4 established a final approach to runway 23 at EHOP Middenmeer Aerodrome from the north-east, maintaining a heading of 233.0° and descending to 89 ft agl at the final approach fix.
At threshold the height was good and the aircraft crossed the threshold at a speed slightly below target, recorded at 46 kt.
Touchdown occurred 109 m down the runway; the speed at touchdown was 38 kt, noted as a little fast, while the vertical rate was excellent at minus 65 fpm and runway-centerline alignment was perfect.
The rollout covered a total distance of 215 m, representing 37 % of the 580 m runway, and the aircraft remained perfectly aligned with the centreline throughout the rollout.
With a final score of 96.2 %, the landing was strong; refining the approach speed to meet the target and adjusting flare timing to reduce touchdown speed will tighten performance margins.
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