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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 292 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 219 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,273 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 447 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an RJ85, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Kota Kinabalu International Airport, taking approximately 6 minutes to cover a distance of 1 nautical mile. Departure roll took place on runway 02, with the aircraft taking off after covering 42% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 1,468 meters, and the liftoff speed was 143 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 28°C temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots at 110 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the headwind was 0 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile north of Putatan, Sabah, Malaysia, and the aircraft climbed from 1,016 feet above sea level to 29,076 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,060 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 80 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting 1 mile northeast of Kapok, Daerah Brunei dan Muara, Brunei. This phase lasted for 23 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 609 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 69 miles east of Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport in Tanjung Pinang-Bintan Island, Indonesia. The descent from 29,201 feet above sea level to 12,475 feet above sea level, a decrease of 16,726 feet, took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 67 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 14 miles north of Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport, lasting for 2 minutes and covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 16 miles east of Hang Nadim International Airport in Batam, Indonesia. The descent from 12,164 feet above sea level to 1,336 feet above sea level, a decrease of 10,828 feet, took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 25 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 20R at Singapore Changi Airport took place from the north, with the aircraft heading 203.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,312 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 20R was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 104 knots and a touchdown distance of 449 meters. The touchdown rate was fair at -294 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 27°C temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots at 220 degrees, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 4 knots. The total landing distance was 1,130 meters, which was 35% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway in 5 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 797 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 77 minutes. The aircraft used 5,163 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, an RJ85, successfully landed at Singapore Changi Airport (WSSS) on runway 20R. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 203.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,312 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated a high level of proficiency in its landing, achieving a score of 97.0%.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down at a speed of 104 knots, which was within the acceptable threshold speed of 115 knots. The touchdown distance of 449 meters was also satisfactory, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -294 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have maintained a more stable rate of descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 4.2 meters, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. Nevertheless, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its direction and speed after touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C and a gentle headwind of 4 knots. The crosswind was minimal, at 1 knot, which further contributed to the smoothness of the landing. Overall, the aircraft's landing performance was impressive, with the pilot demonstrating a high level of skill and control.
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