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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 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 6,304 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,547 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 25 at Denver International Airport, covering 3 nm in 9 minutes.
During the departure roll on runway 25, the aircraft used 3,186 ft of runway, representing 27 % of the available length, and lifted off at 93 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 75 °F, wind 26 kt from 190°, with a cross-wind component of 25 kt and a head-wind component of 4 kt.
Climb commenced 2 miles south-west of Denver International Airport, with the aircraft ascending from 6,169 ft asl to 29,506 ft asl, an increase of 23,337 ft achieved in 21 minutes while covering 72 nm.
Level cruise began 10 miles west of 4CO2 Owl Canyon Gliderport and continued for 55 minutes, during which 255 nm were flown.
Descent was initiated 11 miles south of Dubois, Wyoming, with the aircraft descending from 30,010 ft asl to 7,771 ft asl, a loss of 22,239 ft in 15 minutes over a distance of 60 nm.
The final approach to runway 19 at Jackson Hole Airport was flown from the north, on a heading of 193.0°, at 4 nm and 1,351 ft agl. The aircraft descended from 1,369 ft agl to -33 ft agl in 155 seconds and was recorded as having scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 19 was executed with a threshold speed of 82 kt. Touchdown occurred 1,097 ft beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 61 kt, with a vertical rate of minus 123 fpm and a lateral deviation of 19 ft from the centreline. Local weather at the time was a temperature of 61 °F, wind 13 kt from 200°, with no cross-wind and a head-wind component of 13 kt.
The rollout covered a total distance of 3,942 ft, equivalent to 63 % of the runway length, and alignment during the rollout was reported as very good.
After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 400 nm, required 103 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 658 lb of fuel.
The final approach to runway 19 at KJAC Jackson Hole Airport was flown from the north on a heading of 193.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,351 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits, and the aircraft descended from 1,369 ft agl to -33 ft agl in 155 seconds.
At threshold the aircraft established a good threshold speed of 82 kt and began the flare, resulting in a smooth touchdown rate of minus 123 fpm and a touchdown speed of 61 kt, both rated as good.
Touchdown occurred 1,097 ft beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 61 kt and a smooth rate of minus 123 fpm. The touchdown position was slightly misaligned, being 19 ft off the centreline.
Rollout covered a total landing distance of 3,942 ft, representing 63 % of the 6,304 ft runway, and runway-rollout alignment was rated very good.
Improving centreline alignment to reduce the 19-ft offset and aiming for a touchdown point closer to the intended zone will tighten the landing profile and further increase the overall score.
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