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Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 5.6°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
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.
Read more in Flare TimingStart to finish · 14 stages, 13 in the score
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,375 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,383 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza, then departed from runway 25 at KEGE Eagle County Regional Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,667 feet, which accounted for 21% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 86 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 25 °F and winds of 5 knots at 110 °. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the tailwind was 4 knots. The enroute climb began overhead Gypsum, Colorado, where the aircraft ascended from 7,383 feet above sea level to 13,452 feet above sea level, an increase of 6,069 feet in just 8 minutes, covering a distance of 25 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 12 miles southwest of Red Cliff, Colorado, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 6 miles northwest of KLXV Lake County Airport, Leadville, where the aircraft descended from 13,373 feet above sea level to 10,837 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,536 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 34 at KLXV Lake County Airport was made from the south, heading 353.0 ° at 2 nautical miles and 897 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 34 took place on a runway with a length of 6,375 feet. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was too high at 94 knots. The touchdown point was 889 feet beyond the touchdown zone, but the touchdown speed of 68 knots was good, and the touchdown rate of -84 feet per minute was excellent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 25 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 36 °F and winds of 5 knots at 289 °, with a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The total flight distance was 46 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 18 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 26 pounds.
The Beechcraft A36 Bonanza successfully landed at KLXV Lake County Airport, but the landing was not without some areas for improvement. The aircraft's final approach to runway 34 from the south was initiated at an altitude of 897 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway. The heading of 353.0° was slightly off from the runway's centerline, but this was not a significant issue.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 889 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively long distance. The threshold height at 74 feet agl was well above the target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. This could be attributed to a slightly high approach path angle or a late flare.
The threshold speed of 94 knots was also too high, which may have contributed to the high touchdown point. However, the touchdown speed of 68 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -84 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 25 feet from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight drift or a late correction during the landing. The local weather conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 36°F and a wind of 5 knots at 289°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, and the headwind component was 2 knots, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the Beechcraft A36 Bonanza demonstrated good control and stability during the touchdown. However, the pilot should focus on improving the approach path angle, threshold speed, and runway alignment to achieve a more precise and controlled landing.
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