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Departure
Hold the nose down a touch longer and let speed build to 75 kt before liftoff.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 0 kt, 75 kt below the 75 kt target.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 75 kt at liftoff
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Add power on short final to hold 84 kt at the threshold rather than letting speed decay.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 0 kt against a target of 80 kt, below reference speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator, hold 84 kt down to the threshold.
See Arrival Landing
Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.
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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 for a circuit: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
At the 300 ft gate: gear still up, no landing flap set, off the runway's 3° glideslope, off the centreline and speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,493 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,493 m of the 4,001 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,208 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the SR22 aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 17 at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 169 meters, which accounted for 5% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 0 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 13 knots at a direction of 110 degrees.
The crosswind component was 12 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots. The aircraft then entered a right-hand pattern from runway 17, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 59 seconds. The pattern crosswind from runway 17 was also a right-hand turn, which was completed in less than 1 nautical mile in 5 seconds. The aircraft then proceeded to the downwind turn, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile and making an angle of 25.5 degrees with the runway.
The downwind leg was completed in less than 1 nautical mile in 6 seconds, and the base leg turn was also 1 nautical mile long, with an angle of 93.1 degrees with the runway. The final approach to runway 16 was made from the north, with a heading of 165.0 degrees at an altitude of 481 feet above ground level and a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 16 was made with a runway length of 4,001 meters, and the threshold height at 205 feet above ground level was excessively over the target. The threshold speed at 0 knots was well below the target, requiring the pilot to exercise caution to avoid stalling. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway, and the touchdown speed was 0 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was smooth at -110 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.5 meters from the centreline, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 13 knots at a direction of 110 degrees. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. The total landing distance was 2,373 meters, which accounted for 59% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 17.1 meters from the centreline.
The total flight distance was 7 nautical miles, and the flight took 11 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 4 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The landing of the SR22 aircraft at UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport was a complex operation that presented several challenges. The aircraft was approaching runway 16 from the north, heading 165.0 degrees at an altitude of 481 feet above ground level (agl) and at a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The pilots had to navigate through adverse weather conditions, with a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius and wind speeds of 13 knots at 110 degrees.
During the final approach, the pilots encountered an excessively high threshold height of 205 feet, which significantly exceeded the target. Moreover, the threshold speed was well below the target, and the pilots had to exercise caution to avoid stalling the aircraft. As the aircraft touched down, it took up more than 50% of the available runway, which indicates a long touchdown point. The touchdown speed was satisfactory, with a speed of 0 knots, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -110 feet per minute.
However, the pilots faced some issues with the alignment of the aircraft during touchdown. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 4.5 meters from the centreline, which could have led to difficulties in controlling the aircraft during the rollout phase. Furthermore, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 17.1 meters from the centreline, which indicates a significant deviation from the centreline.
The local weather conditions, including wind speeds of 13 knots and a crosswind of 11 knots, also presented a challenge to the pilots. The pilots had to take into account the significant headwind of 7 knots while navigating the aircraft during the final approach and touchdown phases. Despite these challenges, the pilots were able to bring the aircraft safely to a stop, but the landing was not without its issues.
The total landing distance of 2,373 meters was 59% of the available runway length, which indicates that the pilots had some difficulties in controlling the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing of the SR22 aircraft at UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport was a complex operation that required the pilots to exercise caution and skill to navigate through adverse weather conditions and challenging aircraft performance.
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