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Departure
Use smoother, smaller aileron inputs to keep the wings level and hold bank angle near wings-level during the climb.
What happened: During the climb, bank angle rose to 0.8°, more roll than the climb out called for.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: wings level during the climb
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 18 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 18 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 18 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,737 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 452 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, a Black Square B36TP Bonanza Professional with the registration N6060E, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport. This short taxiing period took less than a minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 30, with a takeoff distance of 290 meters, which accounted for 11% of the runway's total length. The liftoff speed was 89 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 269 degrees. The crosswind was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind was 2 knots. The enroute climb began overhead Monkton, a location in South Ayrshire, Scotland, where the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,085 feet above sea level to 574 feet above sea level, an increase of 512 feet in just 2 minutes. This climb covered a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport was made from the north-west, with the aircraft heading at 121.0 degrees at an altitude of 517 feet above ground level and a distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway. The landing on runway 12 was smooth, with a threshold speed of 78 knots and a touchdown speed of 60 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 450 meters, and the touchdown rate was perfect at -30 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was also perfect.
The local weather conditions during the landing were different from those encountered during takeoff, with a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots at 230 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the tailwind was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 809 meters, which accounted for 30% of the runway's total length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The total flight distance was 4 nautical miles, and the flight used -4 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft, a Black Square B36TP Bonanza Professional with the registration N6060E, successfully landed at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport. The final approach was conducted from the north-west, aligning with the runway 12 threshold at a heading of 121.0°. At a distance of 1 nautical mile and an altitude of 517 feet above ground level (agl), the aircraft was in a stable position for landing.
The pilot executed a precise touchdown on the runway, achieving a threshold speed of 78 knots. The touchdown distance was within acceptable limits at 450 meters, and the touchdown speed was 60 knots. The rate of descent was also optimal at -30 feet per minute, indicating a smooth and controlled landing. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's skill and attention to detail.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C and a gentle wind of 3 knots from 230°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, and the tailwind component was negligible at 1 knot. These conditions contributed to a smooth and stable approach.
The total landing distance was 809 meters, which is approximately 30% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot had a good understanding of the aircraft's performance and the runway's characteristics. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing roll.
Overall, the landing was a success, with the aircraft touching down smoothly and coming to a stop in a controlled manner. The pilot's skills and experience were evident throughout the approach and landing, and the aircraft's performance was well within the expected parameters.
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