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Fixing the bounce
Fast at the threshold, normal flare, and the runway seems to refuse the aircraft. The instinctive fix - pushing it on - causes the next one. A fast aircraft forced onto the runway touches nosewheel-first or nearly so. The tell is a touchdown that feels soft followed by a bounce that steepens. Pilots fix the bounce recovery; the cause was the 10 knots at the threshold.
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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: five 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.
Side view — the last 1,193 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,193 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 54 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This flight was conducted in a MXS-R aircraft, a type of aerobatic plane. The pre-flight taxiing process was brief, taking less than a minute to cover a distance of less than a nautical mile from the parking area to the runway. The aircraft then departed from runway 10 at L88 New Cuyama, a small airfield in California, United States. The takeoff distance was 428 meters, which accounted for 36% of the runway's total length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 85 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind of 1 knot from a direction of 269 degrees. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and a slight tailwind. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, ascending from an altitude of 2,647 feet above sea level to 3,041 feet above sea level, a gain of 394 feet over a distance of 3 nautical miles in 2 minutes.
As the aircraft approached the destination airfield, it initiated a final approach to runway 10 from the west, flying at a heading of 76.0 degrees at an altitude of 810 feet above ground level and a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was executed successfully, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 55 knots and a distance of 51 meters. The touchdown rate was fair at -225 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.8 meters.
The total landing distance was 457 meters, which accounted for 38% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The total flight distance was 6 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 8 minutes. The aircraft consumed 3 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The MXS-R aircraft successfully landed at L88 New Cuyama, achieving a score of 93.6%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 76.0° at 2 nautical miles and 810 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 10, which has a length of 1,193 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, and the threshold speed was maintained at 56 knots. The touchdown distance was satisfactory at 51 meters, and the touchdown speed was 55 knots. However, the touchdown rate was only fair at -225 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a slightly higher-than-desired rate of descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.8 meters, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 269°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and a slight tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 457 meters, which is approximately 38% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled during the approach and landing phases. The runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled descent during the final stages of the landing.
Overall, the MXS-R aircraft performed well during the landing at L88 New Cuyama, with a high score and a satisfactory touchdown distance. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown rate and runway alignment.
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