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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: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the centreline and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 871 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 871 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 268 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 area to the runway, which took approximately 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna 208B, then departed from runway 09 at EDBA Arnstadt-Alkersleben Airfield. The takeoff distance was 322 meters, which accounted for 37% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 76 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 132°.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb from an initial altitude of 2,059 feet above sea level (asl) to 11,093 ft asl. This climb, which covered a distance of 14 nautical miles, took 7 minutes to complete and resulted in an increase of 9,034 feet in altitude. The enroute level cruise phase of the flight started overhead Kirchheim, Thuringia, Germany, and lasted for 2 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase of the flight began overhead Bosleben-Wullersleben, Thuringia, Germany, and involved a descent from 11,093 ft asl to 1,387 ft asl. This descent, which covered a distance of 9 nautical miles, took 5 minutes to complete and resulted in a decrease of 9,707 feet in altitude. The final approach to runway 09 at EDBA Arnstadt-Alkersleben Airfield was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 91.0° at an altitude of 224 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 09 was characterized by a touchdown speed of 61 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown rate was hard, at -405 feet per minute (fpm), and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 7.3 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were similar to those at the time of departure, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 132°.
The total landing distance was 561 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 15.1 meters. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took approximately 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 29 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 21 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 72 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna 208B aircraft successfully landed at EDBA Arnstadt-Alkersleben Airfield, achieving a score of 90.1%. The final approach to runway 09 was initiated from the west, with a heading of 91.0° at an altitude of 224 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was slightly too high at 77 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft demonstrated a good touchdown distance of 268 meters, and the touchdown speed of 61 knots was also within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown rate was somewhat hard, with a descent rate of -405 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 7.3 meters, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 132°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and headwind component, with both being 2 knots. The total landing distance of 561 meters was 64% of the available runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient stopping distance.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 15.1 meters. This may have been a result of the initial touchdown position being off-centre, and it highlights the importance of maintaining a stable and aligned approach to ensure a smooth rollout. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft demonstrating good control and stability throughout the approach and touchdown phases.
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