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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,282 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,930 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 the City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, KCOS. This process took approximately 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 17R, with a takeoff distance of 5,139 feet, which accounted for 47% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 138 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 64°F and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 0 knots. The enroute climb started overhead the Black Hollow Heliport, 5CO5, in Colorado, and the aircraft ascended from 7,121 feet above sea level to 22,329 feet above sea level, an increase of 15,208 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 21 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 6 miles south of Cripple Creek, Colorado, and lasted for 56 minutes, covering a distance of 362 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent overhead the Flying Cal Ute Rancheros Airport, UT15, in Utah. The descent from 23,005 feet above sea level to 4,382 feet above sea level, a decrease of 18,623 feet, took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 59 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 19 at the St George Regional Airport, KSGU, was made from the north, heading 203.0°, at 4 nautical miles and 1,534 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 19, which had a length of 9,282 feet, was slightly above the target threshold height at 64 feet above ground level and threshold speed at 113 knots. The touchdown point was 622 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 100 knots, which was slightly fast. However, the touchdown rate was good at -192 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 14 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 1 knot at 269°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance was 3,253 feet, which accounted for 35% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing 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 449 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 85 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Honda HA420 aircraft successfully landed at KSGU St George Regional Airport, achieving a score of 92.6%. The final approach to runway 19 was initiated from the north, with the aircraft heading 203.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,534 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 622 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly off-target. The touchdown speed of 100 knots was a bit faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. However, the touchdown rate of -192 feet per minute (fpm) was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 14 feet from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the final approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from 269°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 1 knot, while the headwind component was zero.
The total landing distance of 3,253 feet was 35% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and was able to align the aircraft with the centerline of the runway.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score despite some minor deviations from the target parameters. The pilot's skills and experience were evident in the smooth and controlled descent, as well as the good runway rollout alignment.
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