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On a 3° glideslope your sink rate in feet per minute is roughly your groundspeed in knots times five (5.3, strictly). A Cessna 172 at 65 kt groundspeed is coming down at about 345 fpm. An A320 at 140 kt groundspeed is coming down at about 740 fpm. the entire job of the flare is to take that 350 to 750 fpm and reduce it to something in the normal band, in roughly the last five seconds of the flight.
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From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.
Lifted off at 80 kt with 4.9° of pitch.
Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The figure at liftoff is the pitch then. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.
The takeoff, point by point
Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 618 ft.
Reached 35 ft with 2,168 ft of runway left; then climbing at 1,020 fpm on average to 618 ft.
The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.
Plan view the roll down the 4,599 ft runway.
Rolled from 145 ft in, never more than 1 ft off the centreline. Airborne 33 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.
The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length.
The final from 4 nm.
Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.
High from 1.7 nm, where the final began, to the threshold (up to 760 ft over).
Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 1,000 ft past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber.
Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.
Joined 3,560 ft left of the centreline at 1.7 nm, then 150 ft right of it from 0.6 nm to the threshold.
Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.
Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 78 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 48 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.
Inside the speed band all the way, between +7 kt and +20 kt on the approach speed of 75 kt.
Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.
Over the threshold
Touchdown
Little crosswind (2 kt): nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 2° left of the track, wings level.
Wind 260° at 5 kt · 4 kt head · 2 kt across
The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.
From 74 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 11 s, an average deceleration of 0.23 g.
Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.
Side view — the last 2,358 ft of the approach.
Crossed the threshold at 80 ft, 30 ft above the 50 ft target. Touched down 1,184 ft in, 184 ft past the ideal 1,000 ft.
The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 2,358 ft across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 1,000 ft in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.
Sink and pitch — through the flare, lined up with the side view.
The sink went from 1,010 fpm at 80 ft to 330 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 3.8° on the way down.
Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −600 is 600 ft a minute down. Below, the pitch. In a flare the nose comes up and the descent slows towards 0. The figure at the touchdown line is your touchdown rate.
Plan view — the full 2,358 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down on the centreline, and stayed within 7 ft of it down the rollout.
The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.
The 1,184 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took approximately 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza, then departed from runway 35 at KLLJ Challis Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,416 feet, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 81 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of KLLJ Challis Airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile north of the airport. The climb started at an altitude of 5,689 feet above sea level and reached a maximum altitude of 9,711 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,022 feet in just 4 minutes. During this time, the aircraft covered a distance of 10 nautical miles.
After reaching the desired altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. This phase started 9 miles southeast of KCHB Challis Airport. Following the cruise phase, the aircraft began its enroute descent 5 miles southeast of KCHB Challis Airport. The descent started at an altitude of 9,536 feet above sea level and ended at an altitude of 5,928 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,609 feet in 6 minutes. During this time, the aircraft covered a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 28 at KCHB Challis Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 290.0 degrees at an altitude of 387 feet above ground level. The landing was made on a runway with a length of 2,358 feet. The threshold height was significantly above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 82 knots.
The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 73 knots, but the touchdown rate was firm at -333 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 39 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 259 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,938 feet, which accounted for 82% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The total flight distance was 22 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 14 minutes. The aircraft used 16 pounds of fuel during the flight.
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