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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 21 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 79 ft agl.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 79 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, well above the normal profile. The touchdown point was also long at 2,829 ft against a 1,500 ft target, a pattern often seen after high threshold crossings.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 15 stages, 13 scored
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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. 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 10,510 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,829 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cirrus Vision SF50 taxied from the parking area to runway 11L at KTUS Tucson International Airport, a movement that lasted 8 minutes and covered 2 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 11L, achieving a takeoff distance of 2,749 ft, which represented 25 % of the runway. Liftoff occurred at 96 kt. Ambient temperature at the time was 95 °F.
Climb began 1 mile southeast of KTUS, with the aircraft ascending from 3,725 ft asl to 30,011 ft asl, an increase of 26,286 ft achieved in 24 minutes while covering 88 nm.
Level cruise was established 14 miles south of 5AZ7 Carranza Farm Airstrip Stanfield and continued for 38 minutes, during which 209 nm were flown.
Descent commenced 3 miles north of 73AZ Dunton Ranch Airport Kingman, with a reduction from 30,010 ft asl to 3,359 ft asl, a decrease of 26,651 ft accomplished in 22 minutes over 99 nm.
The final approach to runway 26L at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport was flown from the east, on a heading of 272.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,224 ft agl.
The aircraft touched down on runway 26L, whose length is 10,510 ft; the threshold height of 79 ft agl and threshold speed of 94 kt were noted as above target. Touchdown occurred 1,408 ft beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 71 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 179 fpm and perfect alignment. Local weather reported a temperature of 97 °F, wind 4 kt from 170 °, crosswind 4 kt and tailwind 1 kt.
The landing roll measured 4,635 ft, representing 44 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was described as very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a movement that lasted 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 404nm, required 96 of time, and consumed 629 lbs of fuel.
The final approach to runway 26L at KLAS was flown from the east on a heading of 272.0° at 4 nm and 1,224 ft agl in 97 °F temperature with a 4-kt wind from 170° and a 4-kt crosswind plus 1-kt tailwind; the approach was assessed as unstable at the 1,000-ft gate because the sink rate was too high.
At the threshold the aircraft was 79 ft agl, well above the target height, and the threshold speed was 94 kt, also well above the target.
Touchdown occurred 1,408 ft beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 71 kt, a touchdown rate of minus 179 fpm, and runway alignment was perfect.
The rollout covered 4,635 ft, representing 44 % of the 10,510-ft runway, and runway-rollout alignment was very good.
To improve the score, reduce the sink rate to achieve a stabilized approach at the 1,000-ft gate and manage speed and height to meet the target values at threshold, which will also allow a touchdown nearer the designated zone.
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