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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 3.5°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
On final, shallow the descent to match the target approach angle rather than flying a steeper path.
What happened: On final approach at the Final 3 stage, the descent angle was steeper than the target approach path.
Watch for: Watch the approach angle against the target, aiming to keep it closer to 3.2 degrees.
See Arrival Final 3
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 15 stages, 13 scored
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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 300 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 550 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 550 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 129 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This flight was conducted in a DA40-NG aircraft, a type of single-engine, four-seat aircraft. The pre-flight taxiing process was brief, taking less than a minute to cover a distance of less than 1 nautical mile from the parking area to the runway. The aircraft departed from runway 30 at Glasgow Prestwick Airport (EGPK), with a takeoff distance of 338 meters, which accounted for 12% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 68 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 269 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots. The aircraft then proceeded to level cruise, starting overhead Monkton in South Ayrshire, Scotland. This enroute phase lasted for 13 minutes and covered a distance of 19 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27 at Bute Airfield (EGRT) was conducted from the east, with the aircraft heading 265.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,399 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 550 meters, and the threshold height was reported as good. The threshold speed was slightly below the target speed at 65 knots.
The touchdown distance was satisfactory at 126 meters, and the touchdown speed was also good at 59 knots. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -202 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were similar to those at departure, with a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 265 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 331 meters, which accounted for 60% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.8 meters from the centerline. The total flight distance was 23 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 45 minutes. The aircraft used 6 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The DA40-NG aircraft successfully landed at EGRT Bute Airfield, achieving a score of 90.2%. The final approach was conducted from the east, heading 265.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,399 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 27, which has a length of 550 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 65 knots. Despite this, the touchdown distance was good at 126 meters, and the touchdown speed of 59 knots was also within acceptable limits.
The touchdown rate of -202 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down to the ground more smoothly. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 5 knots from 265°. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 5 knots, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position.
The total landing distance was 331 meters, which is 60% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 8.8 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly off-center during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a good touchdown distance and speed. However, there were some minor deviations in the approach and landing phases, which may be addressed in future training sessions to improve the pilot's skills and accuracy.
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