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Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 2°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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: seven 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.
At the 300 ft gate: no landing flap set.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,404 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 299 m 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 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Bonanza G36, then departed from runway 10 at LPFR Faro Airport. The takeoff distance was 667 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 89 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 100°. This resulted in a headwind of 12 knots and no crosswind. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead Faro, Portugal. The climb involved increasing the altitude from 874 feet above sea level to 1,821 feet, a total increase of 948 feet, over a distance of 5 nautical miles in 2 minutes.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. This phase began 2 miles south of Olhao, Portugal. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, which began 1 mile northeast of Faro, Portugal. The descent involved decreasing the altitude from 1,968 feet above sea level to 151 feet, a total decrease of 1,817 feet, over a distance of 8 nautical miles in 3 minutes.
The final approach to runway 10 at LPFR Faro Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 99.0° at 1 nautical mile and 119 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on runway 10, which had a length of 2,404 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 83 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 297 meters, and the touchdown speed was 69 knots, which was also good. The touchdown rate was excellent at -76 feet per minute.
However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.6 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 100°, resulting in a headwind of 13 knots and no crosswind. The total landing distance was 467 meters, which accounted for 19% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.4 meters from the centerline.
The total flight distance was 20 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 9 minutes. The aircraft used 6 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, a Bonanza G36, successfully landed at LPFR Faro Airport, achieving a score of 93.5%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 99.0° at 1 nautical mile and 119 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot successfully landed on runway 10, which has a length of 2,404 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 83 knots. The touchdown distance was also good, measuring 297 meters. The touchdown speed of 69 knots was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -76 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
However, there were some minor issues with the landing. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.6 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's approach. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 14.4 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 13 knots at 100°. The crosswind component was negligible, but the headwind component was 13 knots, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment of the touchdown and rollout positions.
Overall, the pilot's performance was good, and the landing was successful. However, there is room for improvement in terms of maintaining a more precise alignment with the runway centerline.
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