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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,035 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,035 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 65 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, a Britten Norman Maritime Defender, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Heide-Büsum Airport, EDXB. This process took approximately 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 11, with a takeoff distance of 228 meters, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 69 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots at 91 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the headwind was 9 knots. The enroute climb began approximately 1 mile east of Oesterdeichstrich, where the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 787 feet above sea level to 2,492 feet, an increase of 1,706 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile southwest of Lohe-Rickelshof and lasted for 19 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 36 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 08 at Kiel-Holtenau Airport, EDHK, was made from the west, with the aircraft heading at 81.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,282 feet above ground level, approximately 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 08 was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 58 knots and a distance of 64 meters. The touchdown rate was also good at -180 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.7 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots at 70 degrees, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 8 knots.
The total landing distance was 276 meters, which accounted for 27% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, taking approximately 3 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 46 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 31 minutes. The aircraft used 31 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Britten Norman Maritime Defender successfully landed at EDHK Kiel-Holtenau Airport, achieving a high score of 97.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 81.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,282 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the local weather conditions, which included a temperature of 24°C and a wind speed of 8 knots at 70°.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 08, which has a length of 1,035 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 60 knots. The touchdown distance was also good, measuring 64 meters. The touchdown speed of 58 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -180 feet per minute (fpm) was also good.
However, there was a slight deviation in the runway touchdown position, with the aircraft being 5.7 meters off-centerline. Despite this, the total landing distance of 276 meters was only 27% of the runway length, indicating a good overall performance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the landing.
The local weather conditions, including a headwind of 8 knots and a crosswind of 2 knots, did not significantly impact the landing. Overall, the Britten Norman Maritime Defender's landing at EDHK Kiel-Holtenau Airport was a success, with the pilot executing a precise and controlled approach and landing.
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