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Fixing the bounce
Fast at the threshold, normal flare, and the runway seems to refuse the aircraft. The instinctive fix - pushing it on - causes the next one. A fast aircraft forced onto the runway touches nosewheel-first or nearly so. The tell is a touchdown that feels soft followed by a bounce that steepens. Pilots fix the bounce recovery; the cause was the 10 knots at the threshold.
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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 for a circuit: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 4,001 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 290 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 16 at UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport. The Honda Jet took off with a takeoff distance of 547 meters, which accounted for 14% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 126 knots, indicating a smooth and efficient takeoff.
As the aircraft entered the local airspace, it encountered a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 15 knots from a direction of 169 degrees. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 15 knots. These conditions presented a moderate challenge for the pilot, but the aircraft's performance was not significantly affected.
The pilot then initiated a left-hand pattern entry from runway 16, navigating the aircraft through a tight turn in just 12 seconds and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. This demonstrated the aircraft's agility and responsiveness to the pilot's inputs. The left-hand pattern crosswind turn was similarly executed, with the aircraft completing the turn in 14 seconds and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
As the aircraft entered the downwind leg, it began a turn with an angle of 45 degrees to the runway, which was aligned at 119.5 degrees. The distance covered during this turn was 1 nautical mile. The downwind leg itself was 3 nautical miles long and took 59 seconds to complete, indicating a steady and controlled pace.
The pilot then initiated the base leg turn, which covered a distance of 2 nautical miles and had an angle of 45 degrees to the runway, aligned at 7.7 degrees. This turn set the aircraft up for a final approach to runway 16 from the north, with a heading of 155.0 degrees and an altitude of 420 feet above ground level.
The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed on the runway with a touchdown distance of 290 meters, which was 19% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 95 knots, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -130 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.6 meters.
The landing was followed by a smooth rollout, with the aircraft maintaining good alignment with the runway. The total landing distance was 763 meters, and the aircraft used 40 kilograms of fuel during the flight. The total flight distance was 10 nautical miles, and the flight took 5 minutes to complete.
The Honda Jet successfully landed at UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport, achieving a score of 95.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 155.0° at 1 nautical mile and 420 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on runway 16, which has a length of 4,001 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 102 knots. The touchdown distance was also good, measuring 290 meters. The touchdown speed of 95 knots was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -130 feet per minute (fpm). However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.6 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 4°C, with a wind speed of 13 knots at 169°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 13 knots. The total landing distance was 763 meters, which accounted for 19% of the runway length.
Despite the slight misalignment of the touchdown position, the runway rollout alignment was reported as very good. Overall, the landing was executed smoothly, and the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, earning a score of 95.8%.
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