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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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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,365 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 454 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 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a DA40-XLS, then departed from runway 08 at the Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport (CYTZ). The takeoff distance was 564 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 75 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°. The crosswind was negligible, but there was a slight tailwind of 1 knot. The enroute climb began overhead the Toronto/City Centre Seaplane Base (CPZ9), where the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 468 feet above sea level to 2,505 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,037 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile southwest of Roncesvalles, Ontario, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 33R at the Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ) was made from the southeast, heading 320.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,521 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 33R was successful, with a touchdown point 134 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 61 knots, which was within the target range, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -123 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 8.3 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were similar to those during takeoff, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 269°.
The total landing distance was 693 meters, which accounted for 21% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 7.8 meters. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took approximately 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 13 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 16 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 7 kilograms.
The DA40-XLS aircraft successfully landed on runway 33R at CYYZ Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport, achieving a score of 78.4%. The final approach was initiated from the south east, heading 320.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,521 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach to the runway was satisfactory, with a threshold speed of 72 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
However, the threshold height at 88 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal approach path. Despite this, the touchdown speed of 61 knots was good, and the touchdown rate of -123 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a controlled descent.
The touchdown point was 134 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 8.3 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the slightly misaligned runway rollout alignment of 7.8 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 269°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 1 knot, which is relatively minimal and should not have significantly impacted the landing.
The total landing distance of 693 meters was 21% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. Overall, while there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing, the DA40-XLS aircraft successfully landed on runway 33R at CYYZ Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport, achieving a satisfactory score of 78.4%.
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