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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,704 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,704 m of the 2,739 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 858 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by the Black Square Starship N45FL, a high-performance aircraft. The journey began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 31 at the EPSC Szczecin-Goleniów "Solidarność" Airport, a significant airfield in Poland.
As the aircraft took off, it reached a liftoff speed of 132 knots, with a takeoff distance of 1,199 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 22°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 255°. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the headwind was 3 knots.
The enroute climb started shortly after departure, approximately 3 miles north of Goleniow, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,092 feet above sea level to 3,984 feet, an increase of 2,892 feet, in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase began 2 miles east of Swieta, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 20 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another climb phase, this time from 4,003 feet to 16,714 feet, an increase of 12,711 feet, in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 35 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase resumed 1 mile east of Polczyn-Zdroj, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another climb phase, this time from 17,115 feet to 32,715 feet, an increase of 15,600 feet, in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 76 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase resumed again, this time from 2 miles west of Choczewo, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, and lasted for 43 minutes, covering a distance of 225 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 17 miles northwest of EVDN Dundagas lidlauks Dundaga, Dundagas Novads, Latvia. The descent from 32,563 feet to 27,410 feet, a decrease of 5,154 feet, took 5 minutes, covering a distance of 23 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase resumed once more, this time from 12 miles southeast of Salme, Saaremaa, Estonia, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its descent again, this time from 27,410 feet to 3,220 feet, a decrease of 24,189 feet, in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 86 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase resumed for the final time, this time from 2 miles southwest of Varbola, Raplamaa, Estonia, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 19 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 2 miles northeast of Kurtna, Harjumaa, Estonia. The descent from 3,203 feet to 2,223 feet, a decrease of 980 feet, took 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase resumed one last time, this time overhead Saku, Harjumaa, Estonia, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 9
The aircraft, Black Square Starship N45FL, successfully landed at EEEI Ämari Air Base on runway 24. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 250.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,326 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and it scored 77.6%.
The aircraft's approach to the runway was satisfactory, but there were some areas for improvement. The threshold height at 103 feet agl was excessively over the target, indicating that the aircraft descended too quickly during the final approach. Additionally, the threshold speed was well above the target at 125 knots, suggesting that the aircraft could have been slowed down more effectively during the approach.
Despite these issues, the aircraft's touchdown was successful, with a speed of 98 knots and a rate of -13 feet per minute (fpm), which is considered perfect. However, the touchdown point was 379 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft landed slightly farther down the runway than intended. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 5.7 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 13°C and a wind speed of 7 knots at 280°. The crosswind was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind was 6 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing.
The total landing distance was 1,560 meters, which is 57% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down effectively after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively.
Overall, while there were some areas for improvement during the landing, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, and the pilot was able to bring the aircraft safely to a stop on the runway.
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