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Work on the flare
See Arrival Landing
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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,007 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 494 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 18 at KTME Houston Executive Airport. The takeoff distance was 663 meters, which accounted for 33% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 128 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 7 knots at 180 degrees, resulting in a 7-knot headwind and no crosswind. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of KTME Houston Executive Airport and climbing from an altitude of 1,182 feet above sea level to 44,390 feet above sea level, an increase of 43,207 feet in 21 minutes and covering a distance of 102 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 2 miles north of Manchaca, Texas, and lasting 124 minutes, covering a distance of 865 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 5 miles west of Quartzsite, Arizona, and descending from 43,950 feet above sea level to 14,687 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,264 feet in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 129 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 3 miles south east of Beaumont, California, and lasting 5 minutes, covering a distance of 31 nautical miles. The enroute descent then resumed, starting 2 miles south of Corona, California, and descending from 14,184 feet above sea level to 4,011 feet above sea level, a decrease of 10,172 feet in 8 minutes and covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 4 miles south west of Corona, California, and lasting 8 minutes, covering a distance of 37 nautical miles. The enroute descent then resumed once more, starting 2 miles south east of West Hollywood, California, and descending from 4,024 feet above sea level to 1,988 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,036 feet in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 34L at KVNY Van Nuys Airport was made from the south, heading 355.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,181 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 34L, which had a length of 2,007 meters. The threshold height at 72 feet above ground level was well above the target, and the threshold speed was also well above the target at 125 knots.
The touchdown point was 67 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 105 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -402 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 11 knots at 339 degrees, resulting in a 10-knot headwind and a 3-knot crosswind.
The total landing distance was 1,193 meters, which accounted for 59% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,184 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 201 minutes. The aircraft used 2,978 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Longitude successfully landed on runway 34L at KVNY Van Nuys Airport, achieving an overall score of 86.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 355.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,181 feet above ground level (agl).
The final approach to the runway was executed with precision, with the aircraft touching down 67 meters beyond the touchdown zone. Although the touchdown speed of 105 knots was slightly above the target, the touchdown rate of -402 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard. However, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C and a wind speed of 11 knots from 339°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 10 knots, which helped to reduce the landing distance.
The total landing distance of 1,193 meters was 59% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient runway remaining for a safe stop. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft was properly controlled during the rollout phase of the landing.
Overall, the Cessna Longitude demonstrated a high level of proficiency during the landing, with the exception of a slightly fast touchdown speed and a hard touchdown rate. However, the aircraft's ability to maintain perfect runway alignment and its efficient use of the runway during the rollout phase were notable strengths.
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