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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 638 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 638 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 319 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.69 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The Beechcraft Duke taxied to runway 29 at LILR Cremona-Migliaro Airfield and commenced the departure roll. Takeoff was achieved after a distance of 581 m, representing 91 % of the runway, with liftoff attained at 80 kt. Local conditions were 28 °C with a wind of 3 kt from 359°, giving a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 1 kt head-wind component.
Climb began overhead the departure field, rising from 389 ft asl to 14 009 ft asl - an increase of 13 621 ft - in 14 minutes while covering 32 nm. The aircraft continued the ascent on a heading that kept it over the Cremona area.
Level cruise was established over Brusaporto, Lombardia, Italy and was maintained for 20 minutes, during which 69 nm were flown.
Descent commenced over Bonaduz, Kanton Graubünden, Switzerland, with the altitude decreasing from 13 999 ft asl to 8 884 ft asl - a loss of 5 115 ft - in 7 minutes while covering 23 nm.
A second level cruise segment was flown over Grabs, Kanton St. Gallen, Switzerland for 3 minutes, covering 11 nm.
The next descent started 1 mile south-east of Koblach, Vorarlberg, Austria, dropping from 8 353 ft asl to 1 540 ft asl - a loss of 6 813 ft - in 7 minutes and spanning 17 nm.
Final approach to runway 23 at LOIH Hohenems-Dornbirn Airfield was executed from the north-east on a heading of 223.0°, beginning at 0 nm and 191 ft agl. The approach segment descended from 301 ft agl to 36 ft agl in 44 seconds and met the stabilisation gates.
Landing was made on runway 23, whose length is 638 m. The threshold speed was slightly below target at 78 kt, while touchdown occurred at 72 kt with a hard rate of minus 480 fpm. The touchdown point used more than 50 % of the available runway; total landing distance was 569 m, representing 89 % of the runway. The aircraft touched down 5.9 m off the centreline. Weather at the destination was 22 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 167°, giving a 4 kt cross-wind component and a 2 kt head-wind component. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to parking in less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total the flight covered 154 nm, required 54 minutes, and consumed 98 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 23 at LOIH Hohenems-Dornbirn was flown from the north-east on a heading of 223.0° with the aircraft at 191 ft agl when the final segment began. Descent continued from 301 ft agl to 36 ft agl in 44 seconds and the approach was scored on the stabilisation gates. Local conditions were 22 °C with a wind from 167° at 4 kt, comprising a 2 kt headwind and a 4 kt crosswind.
At threshold the height was judged good and the threshold speed was a little below target at 78 kt. The aircraft crossed the runway threshold and entered the flare phase with the parameters recorded as described.
Touchdown occurred well beyond the intended aim point, using more than 50 % of the 638 m runway. Touchdown speed was 72 kt and was rated good, but the vertical rate was hard at -480 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned, being 5.9 m off the centreline.
Rollout covered a total landing distance of 569 m, representing 89 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was very good.
To reduce runway usage, aim to touch down near the 300 m (1,000 ft) aim point by adjusting flare timing and height, which will also help moderate the vertical rate. Refining the flare to achieve a smoother touchdown will lessen the hard rate and improve alignment consistency.
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