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Work on the flare
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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline and speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,133 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 397 m touchdown sits inside 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 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a DA40, then departed from runway 22 at KCDW Essex County Airport in Caldwell, New Jersey. The takeoff distance was 10 meters, which is 1% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 70 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of KCDW, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 1,485 feet above sea level (asl) from an initial altitude of 1,369 feet asl. This climb took 1 minute and covered 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and entered a cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering 3 nautical miles. This pattern of climb, cruise, and descent was repeated several times throughout the flight.
The first descent started over Singac, New Jersey, where the aircraft descended from 1,461 feet asl to 773 feet asl, a decrease of 689 feet in 2 minutes and covering 3 nautical miles. The next climb started over Paterson, New Jersey, where the aircraft climbed from 760 feet asl to 1,664 feet asl, an increase of 904 feet in 2 minutes and covering 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles.
The flight continued with a series of climbs, descents, and cruises, with the aircraft passing over various locations in New Jersey and New York. Notably, the climb from Syosset, New York, to 2,497 feet asl took 3 minutes and covered 7 nautical miles. The descent from Elwood, New York, to 1,261 feet asl took 2 minutes and covered 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 24 at KISP Long Island MacArthur Airport was made from the north-east, with a heading of 234.0 degrees at 2 nautical miles and 1,051 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 395 meters and a touchdown speed of 60 knots. However, the runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 33.1 meters from the centerline.
The total flight distance was 65 nautical miles, taking 33 minutes, and the aircraft used 12 kilograms of fuel. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 13 degrees Celsius.
The DA40 aircraft successfully landed at KISP Long Island Mac Arthur Airport, achieving a score of 72.2%. The final approach was conducted from the north-east, heading 234.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,051 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft was on a steady course for a landing on runway 24, which has a length of 2,133 meters.
Upon reaching the threshold, the aircraft was significantly above the target height of 84 feet agl, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal approach path. However, the threshold speed of 76 knots was met, suggesting that the pilot maintained control and adhered to the recommended speed during the final stages of the approach.
The touchdown distance of 395 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilot managed to slow down the aircraft effectively and maintain control during the landing. The touchdown speed of 60 knots was also within the acceptable range, further emphasizing the pilot's ability to control the aircraft during the landing.
The touchdown rate of -325 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting that the pilot maintained a steady and controlled descent during the final stages of the approach. However, the runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 33.1 meters from the centerline, which may indicate a slight deviation from the ideal approach path or a miscalculation of the aircraft's position.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 13°C, which may have had some impact on the aircraft's performance and the pilot's decision-making during the approach. Overall, the landing was considered successful, but with some room for improvement in terms of alignment and approach path management.
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