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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 0.8° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 8.2° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 320 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 276 fpm.
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope, off the centreline, wings not level and speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,100 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,100 m of the 3,421 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,089 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by FWB Infinity Airways and departed from runway 04R at RPVM Mactan Cebu International Airport. The takeoff distance covered 38% of the runway, which was 1,284 meters long. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 173 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 34 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 30 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed, it started to ascend from an altitude of 1,040 feet above sea level to 2,520 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,480 feet in just 2 minutes. This climb phase covered a distance of 5 nautical miles and took place 2 miles northeast of the airport. The enroute level cruise phase began 1 mile northeast of Cebu City and lasted for 3 minutes, covering another 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 04R was initiated from the southwest, with the aircraft heading at an angle of 47.0 degrees at a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway and an altitude of 1,217 feet above ground level. The landing on the runway was successful, with the touchdown point located 670 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 122 knots, which was considered good, but the threshold speed was too high at 151 knots.
The total landing distance covered 59% of the runway, which was 3,421 meters long. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, but the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.7 meters from the centerline. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
In summary, the flight was a relatively short one, covering a total distance of 16 nautical miles and lasting 9 minutes. The aircraft used 664 kilograms of fuel during the flight, and the overall performance was satisfactory, with some minor deviations from the ideal landing conditions.
The FWB Infinity Airways aircraft successfully landed at RPVM Mactan Cebu International Airport, achieving an overall score of 85.8%. The final approach to runway 04R was initiated from the southwest, with a heading of 47.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,217 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, but unfortunately, the threshold speed was too high at 151 knots, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal landing speed.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 670 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant distance. However, the touchdown speed of 122 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -232 feet per minute (fpm) was fair. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 30°C and a wind speed of 8 knots at 30°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots, which helped to reduce the landing distance. The total landing distance of 2,016 meters was 59% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment with the runway centerline was slightly off by 7.7 meters. This minor deviation may have been due to the aircraft's speed or the pilot's control inputs during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, but there is room for improvement in terms of threshold speed and rollout alignment.
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