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Departure
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.
Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 0.3 ft, 11 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,410 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 290 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL) took less than 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 30L, utilizing a takeoff distance of 517 meters, which accounted for 16% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 82 knots, with a local temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 269°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind component.
The enroute climb phase commenced overhead Bridgeton, Missouri, where the aircraft ascended from 1,322 feet above sea level to 6,466 feet above sea level, an increase of 5,145 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase followed, starting 1 mile west of Mitchell, Illinois, and lasted for 66 minutes, covering a distance of 192 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, initially from 6,989 feet above sea level to 5,078 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,911 feet in 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. The subsequent level cruise phases and descents were executed over various points in Indiana, ultimately leading to the final approach to runway 23R at Indianapolis International Airport (KIND).
The aircraft executed a good final approach, heading 225.0° from the north-east at 4 nautical miles and 1,443 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 63 knots and a touchdown distance of 287 meters, accounting for 26% of the runway length. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.8 meters from the centreline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, taking 3 minutes to cover a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 232 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 90 minutes and a fuel consumption of 316 kilograms.
The aircraft touched down on runway 23R at KIND Indianapolis International Airport with a satisfactory approach quality, characterized by a good threshold height and speed. The pilot maintained a steady descent, achieving a threshold speed of 65 kt, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 287 m was also within the desired parameters, indicating a well-executed flare. The touchdown speed of 63 kt was good, and the touchdown rate of -396 fpm was firm, suggesting a controlled touchdown.
However, the aircraft's touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 3.8 m, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or a minor issue with the aircraft's directional control. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15 °C and a light wind of 1 kt from 270 °, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing. The crosswind and headwind components were minimal, at 1 kt each, which further contributed to a smooth touchdown.
The aircraft's rollout was characterized by very good alignment, with the pilot making a successful transition from the touchdown to the rollout phase. The total landing distance of 879 m, which accounted for 26% of the runway length, was within the acceptable range. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with a score of 97.8% reflecting the pilot's skill and attention to detail.
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