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Improve the rollout
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 917 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 917 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 531 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 08 at LSGK Saanen Airfield, a Beechcraft Baron G58 aircraft taking to the skies. The takeoff distance covered 681 meters, which was 88% of the available runway. The liftoff speed was achieved at 118 knots, marking the start of the aircraft's ascent.
As the aircraft climbed, it encountered local weather conditions of 16°C temperature and a wind speed of 10 knots at 10°. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Saanen, with the aircraft rising from 3,933 feet above sea level to 4,654 feet, an increase of 721 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile.
The enroute descent began 2 miles northeast of Saanen, with the aircraft descending from 4,666 feet to 3,426 feet, a decrease of 1,241 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 14 at LSTS Sankt Stephan Airfield was initiated from the northwest, with the aircraft heading 121.0° at 1 nautical mile and 119 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 14 was executed with a threshold speed that was slightly below the target at 66 knots. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was good at 66 knots, but the touchdown rate was fair at -234 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.2 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 15°C temperature and a wind speed of 10 knots at 10°, with a crosswind component of 8 knots and a tailwind component of 6 knots. The total landing distance was 1,062 meters, which was 116% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 21.6 meters from the centerline.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 1 minute. The total flight distance was 8 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 8 minutes. The aircraft used 4 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Beechcraft Baron G58 aircraft successfully landed at LSTS Sankt Stephan Airfield, but the landing was not without some notable issues. The pilot achieved a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 66 knots, which may indicate a slight delay in the pilot's decision to touch down.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft used more than 50% of the available runway, resulting in a long touchdown point. This may be attributed to the pilot's decision to touch down at a speed of 66 knots, which is considered good for the conditions. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate of -234 feet per minute was only fair, indicating that the pilot could have managed the descent more efficiently.
The landing was further complicated by the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15°C and winds of 10 knots at 10°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the tailwind component was 6 knots. These conditions may have contributed to the pilot's decision to touch down slightly off-centerline, with the runway touchdown position being 6.2 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance of 1,062 meters was 116% of the available runway length, which is a significant overrun. This may be attributed to the pilot's decision to touch down at a speed of 66 knots and the long touchdown point. Furthermore, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 21.6 meters from the centerline, which may indicate a loss of control during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the pilot successfully landed the aircraft, there were several areas for improvement, including managing the descent more efficiently, maintaining a better threshold speed, and ensuring a more accurate touchdown and rollout alignment.
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