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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 1,347 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,347 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 481 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 19 at FWMY Monkey Bay Airport, where the ATR 42 aircraft took off with a takeoff distance of 873 meters, which was 84% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 102 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 347 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 12 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Monkey Bay, it began its enroute climb 2 miles south of the airport, rising from an altitude of 2,362 feet above sea level to 9,296 feet above sea level, an increase of 6,934 feet in just 5 minutes, while covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase started 9 miles west of Monkey Bay and lasted for 14 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 32 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its enroute descent 8 miles north of Salima, Central Region, Malawi, descending from 8,702 feet above sea level to 7,202 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,500 feet in 4 minutes, while covering a distance of 18 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase started again 26 miles south of Nkhotakota and lasted for 2 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final descent 25 miles south east of Nkhotakota, descending from 6,861 feet above sea level to 6,050 feet above sea level, a decrease of 811 feet in 2 minutes, while covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase started once more 19 miles north of FWSM Salima Airport and lasted for 31 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 94 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 08 at VUU Mvuu Camp Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 72.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 508 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 08 was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a distance of 461 meters, which was good. However, the touchdown speed of 107 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was hard at -492 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 339 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance was 599 meters, which was 44% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centreline.
The total flight distance was 174 nautical miles, which was covered in 59 minutes, and the aircraft used a total of -1,141 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The ATR 42 aircraft successfully landed at VUU Mvuu Camp Airport, achieving an overall score of 82.6%. The final approach to runway 08 was conducted from the west, with a heading of 72.0° at 1 nautical mile and 508 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 461 meters, which is considered good.
However, there were some areas for improvement. The threshold height at 76 feet agl was well above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high during the approach. Additionally, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 119 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed of 107 knots. The touchdown rate of -492 feet per minute (fpm) was also considered hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down with a bit too much force.
Despite these minor issues, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway during the touchdown. The local weather conditions were also favorable, with a temperature of 27°C and a wind speed of 7 knots at 339°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was negligible.
The total landing distance of 599 meters was 44% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have deviated slightly from the center of the runway during the rollout. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with some areas for improvement that can be addressed in future training exercises.
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