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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 18 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Raise the nose more slowly in the flare and stop as soon as the sink is checked; if it balloons, hold the attitude.
What happened: The flare ballooned, with 240 fpm of sink returning after the arrest; a balloon like this usually carries through to a firm touchdown, as it did here at 447 fpm.
Watch for: The runway ahead: the aircraft still sinking gently towards it through the flare, never rising.
Below 10,000 ft you are typically limited to 250 kt indicated (a US rule that much of the world mirrors in some form, though not universally). This forces a deceleration around 10,000 ft whether the profile wants one or not, so plan for it rather than discovering 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,005 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,190 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Honda HA420 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KBTV Burlington International Airport, a process that took less than a minute and covered a distance of less than a nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 33, with a takeoff distance of 3,294 feet, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 137 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 63°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 2 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Winooski, Vermont, and the aircraft ascended from 1,263 feet above sea level to 20,013 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,750 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 35 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 1 mile south-east of KLKP Lake Placid Airport in Lake Placid, New York, and lasted for 55 minutes, covering a distance of 332 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 1 mile west of KPYY Pymatuning Central Airport in Pymatuning Central, Pennsylvania. The descent from 19,403 feet above sea level to 2,526 feet above sea level, a decrease of 16,876 feet in 13 minutes, covered a distance of 51 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 19 at KCAK Akron Canton Regional Airport was made from the north, heading 183.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,289 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 19 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,197 feet, which was good, and a touchdown speed of 126 knots, which was excessively fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -400 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance was 3,106 feet, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took less than a minute and covered a distance of less than a nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 424 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 81 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Honda HA420 aircraft successfully landed at KCAK Akron Canton Regional Airport, achieving a score of 91.4%. The final approach to runway 19 was initiated from the north, with the aircraft heading 183.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,289 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 1,197 feet. However, the touchdown speed of 126 knots was considered excessively fast, indicating that the pilot may have been able to slow down the aircraft more effectively before touchdown. The touchdown rate was firm at -400 feet per minute (fpm), suggesting a controlled descent.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 270°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a headwind of 0 knots.
The total landing distance of 3,106 feet was 44% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and successfully brought it to a stop.
One area for improvement identified in the landing was the threshold speed, which was excessively high at 138 knots. This suggests that the pilot may have been able to slow down the aircraft more effectively before reaching the threshold, potentially reducing the landing distance and improving the overall score.
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