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Improve the taxi
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,996 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,540 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Honda HA420 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KSGU St George Regional Airport, a process that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 19, with a takeoff distance of 990 feet, which accounted for 11% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 143 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 64°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot. After departing from the airport, the enroute climb began 1 mile southwest of KSGU St George Regional Airport, with the aircraft climbing from an altitude of 3,797 feet above sea level to 20,097 feet above sea level, an increase of 16,300 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 21 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles northwest of 35LF DOCILF Littlefield, Arizona, and lasted for 48 minutes, covering a distance of 292 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 9 miles east of Sierra Village, California, descending from an altitude of 19,766 feet above sea level to 1,260 feet above sea level, a decrease of 18,506 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 88 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 21L at KSUU Travis Air Force Base was made from the northeast, with the aircraft heading 228.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,195 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 21L, which had a length of 10,996 feet, was successful, with a good threshold height. The threshold speed was well above the target at 117 knots.
The touchdown point was 158 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 108 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -217 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 18 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 2,860 feet, which accounted for 26% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 410 nautical miles, taking 84 minutes, and the aircraft used 0 pounds of fuel.
The Honda HA420 aircraft successfully landed at KSUU Travis Air Force Base, achieving a score of 98.2%. The final approach to runway 21L was initiated from the north east, with a heading of 228.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,195 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway, with the threshold height being well within acceptable limits. However, the threshold speed was above the target speed, registering at 117 knots. This may indicate that the aircraft was slightly overpowered or that the pilot was not fully utilizing the aircraft's capabilities to achieve a more optimal touchdown speed.
The touchdown point was located 158 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may be considered slightly off-center. The touchdown speed of 108 knots was also faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been applying too much power or not fully utilizing the aircraft's drag capabilities to slow down.
The touchdown rate of -217 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to improve the rate of descent to achieve a smoother touchdown. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 18 feet from the centerline, which may be a result of the pilot's approach path or the aircraft's handling characteristics.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 270°. The crosswind and headwind components were minimal, at 1 knot each, which should not have significantly impacted the landing.
The total landing distance of 2,860 feet was 26% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and bring it to a stop safely.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of achieving a more optimal touchdown speed and rate of descent.
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