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Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 169 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 144 kt against a target of 169 kt, running 25 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 169 kt.
Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 0.6 ft, 11 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
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 six checks, where the approach path is 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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,912 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,065 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
KGEG Spokane International Airport served as the departure point for the flight, where the aircraft began taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a maneuver that required 11 minutes and covered 2 nm. The departure roll occurred on runway 26, with a takeoff distance of 2,346 ft, representing 29 % of the available runway. Liftoff speed was 134 kt, and the local weather conditions were 83 °F with a wind of 25 kt at 250°, producing a crosswind of 9 kt and a headwind of 24 kt. Immediately after departure, the aircraft entered the en‑route climb phase, climbing from 3,124 ft asl to 39,790 ft asl, an increase of 36,667 ft in 14 minutes while covering 92 nm.
The climb was followed by a descent that began overhead Omak, Washington, where the aircraft descended from 39,889 ft asl to 10,011 ft asl, a decrease of 29,879 ft in 20 minutes over 132 nm. A brief level cruise commenced 14 miles north of Hatzic Island, British Columbia, lasting 2 minutes and covering 7 nm. The subsequent descent started 6 miles northeast of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, with a reduction from 10,010 ft asl to 1,277 ft asl, a decrease of 8,733 ft in 7 minutes while covering 26 nm. The final approach to runway 26R at CYVR Vancouver International Airport was executed from the east, heading 280.0°, at 4 nm and 1,261 ft agl, with local weather of 68 °F, wind 14 kt at 130°, a crosswind of 7 kt, and a tailwind of 12 kt.
Landing on runway 26R at CYVR Vancouver International Airport, the aircraft touched down at a threshold speed of 122 kt and a touchdown speed of 117 kt, with a touchdown distance of 1,360 ft and a touchdown rate of -516 fpm. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 16 ft from the centreline, and the threshold height at 56 ft agl was slightly above target. The total landing distance was 3,330 ft, representing 36 % of the runway, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, taxiing to the parking from the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 266 nm, the flight duration was 60 minutes, and the aircraft used 2 lbs of fuel.
The final approach to runway 26R at CYVR Vancouver International Airport was executed from the east with a heading of 280.0° at 4 nm and 1,261 ft AGL. The aircraft maintained a threshold height of 56 ft AGL, slightly above the target, and achieved a threshold speed of 122 kt, indicating a well‑controlled descent profile. The touchdown occurred at 1,360 ft from the threshold, with a touchdown speed of 117 kt, a little fast, and a touchdown rate of –516 fpm, reflecting a very hard landing. The touchdown position was 16 ft off the centreline, yet the runway rollout alignment was described as very good.
During the rollout, the aircraft covered a total landing distance of 3,330 ft, which represents 36 % of the 9,205 ft runway length. The alignment remained consistent, and the aircraft decelerated smoothly to a safe stop. The overall performance, including approach quality, touchdown characteristics, and rollout efficiency, contributed to a final score of 94.3 %. The local weather conditions—temperature 68 °F, wind 14 kt at 130°, crosswind 7 kt, and tailwind 12 kt—were factored into the assessment, yet the pilot maintained excellent control throughout the landing sequence.
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