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Improve the rollout
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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One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: six checks at the point nearest 500 ft above the runway after the base turn. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply. These checks are the approach's score.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 906 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 906 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 318 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Taylorcraft BC-12D taxied to runway 22 at EGHN Isle of Wight / Sandown Airport and commenced the departure roll. The aircraft accelerated for a take-off distance of 176 m, representing 19 % of the runway, and lifted off at 40 kt. Ambient conditions were 15 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 276°, a cross-wind component of 3 kt and a head-wind component of 2 kt.
Entering the right-hand pattern from runway 22, the aircraft covered less than 1 nm in 14 seconds before joining the cross-wind leg.
The right-hand cross-wind leg from runway 22 extended for less than 1 nm and required 18 seconds to complete.
During the downwind turn the aircraft flew a 1 nm arc, establishing a 45° angle to the runway of 60.8°.
The downwind leg itself was 1 nm long and was flown in 55 seconds.
A base-leg turn followed, again spanning 1 nm with a 45° angle to the runway measured at 49.2°.
The base leg was completed in less than 1 nm of flight, taking 23 seconds.
The final turn to the runway was also less than 1 nm and required 23 seconds to align for approach.
On final approach to runway 22 the aircraft descended from 496 ft AGL to 36 ft AGL in 36 seconds and was recorded as having scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 22, which is 906 m long, the aircraft touched down at a threshold speed of 56 kt (noted as too high). Touchdown occurred 316 m down the runway at 36 kt with a descent rate of minus 86 fpm; the touchdown point was offset 11.6 m from the centreline. Weather at the time was 15 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 269°, a cross-wind component of 1 kt and a head-wind component of 1 kt.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 512 m, equivalent to 56 % of the runway, and the aircraft’s alignment during rollout was off by 21.4 m from the centreline.
In summary, the flight covered a total distance of 5 nm, took 4 (units as provided), and consumed 0 kg of fuel.
The Taylorcraft BC-12D approached runway 22 at EGHN Isle of Wight / Sandown Airport on a final descent from 496 ft agl to 36 ft agl in 36 seconds, with the approach scored on the stabilisation gates; local conditions were 15 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 269°, including a 1 kt headwind and a 1 kt crosswind.
During the threshold and flare phase the aircraft enjoyed a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was too high at 56 kt.
Touchdown occurred 316 m down the runway at a speed of 36 kt, the vertical rate was excellent at minus 86 fpm, and the touchdown point was offset 11.6 m from the centreline.
The rollout covered a total of 512 m, representing 56 % of the 906 m runway, and the aircraft’s path was misaligned by 21.4 m from the centreline during rollout.
Refine the approach by targeting a lower threshold speed to meet the intended reference, and focus on maintaining centreline alignment through the rollout to reduce the observed deviation.
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