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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 949 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 949 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 502 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna C172, then departed from runway 30 at KAIA Alliance Municipal Airport, a small airport located in Alliance, Nebraska, United States. The takeoff distance was 546 meters, which accounted for 20% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 75 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 17 knots blowing from a direction of 290 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 15 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile northwest of the airport, rising from an altitude of 4,587 feet above sea level to 6,144 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,556 feet, in just 3 minutes and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase of the flight started 2 miles east of the airport and lasted for 188 minutes, covering a distance of 179 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 12 miles northeast of Burke, South Dakota, and descended from an altitude of 7,074 feet above sea level to 2,068 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,006 feet, in just 7 minutes and covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase resumed 1 mile northeast of Platte Muni Airport in South Dakota and lasted for just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 14 at Platte Muni Airport was made from the northwest, with the aircraft heading 124.0 degrees at an altitude of 352 feet above ground level and 1 nautical mile from the runway.
The landing on runway 14 was made at a speed of 77 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed of 57 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -299 feet per minute was fair. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 5 knots blowing from a direction of 213 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 781 meters, which accounted for 82% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 203 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 111 minutes. The aircraft used 47 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at Platte Muni airport, touching down on runway 14. The final approach was initiated from the northwest, heading 124.0° at 1 nautical mile and 352 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and it scored 83.9%.
The aircraft's approach to the runway was satisfactory, with the threshold height at 57 feet agl being slightly above the target. The threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 77 knots. However, the touchdown point was quite far down the runway, utilizing more than 50% of the available runway length. This indicates that the aircraft may have been slightly too long on the final approach, or the pilot may have been trying to maintain a safe distance from the runway threshold.
The touchdown speed of 57 knots was a bit fast, which could have contributed to the long touchdown point. The touchdown rate of -299 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, indicating that the aircraft was not excessively hard on the landing. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, showing that the pilot had maintained a stable and aligned approach to the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 11°C and a wind speed of 5 knots from 213°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots. These conditions were not particularly challenging for the pilot, and the aircraft performed well in the given environment.
The total landing distance of 781 meters was 82% of the available runway length, which is a relatively long distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with some areas for improvement, such as reducing the touchdown speed and improving the final approach to the runway.
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