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Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 375 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 325 fpm.
Departure
Rotate the moment the speed tape reaches 113 kt, not after it.
What happened: Rotation was held until 129 kt, 16 kt past the 113 kt rotation target. Carrying that much extra speed into rotation usually adds unwanted energy right at liftoff.
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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,498 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,498 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 448 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The ATR 72 taxied from the parking area to the runway at EGNS Isle of Man Airport in 9 minutes, covering 2 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 08 at EGNS, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 129 kt. The takeoff run measured 538 m, representing 30 % of the runway length. Ambient conditions were 19 °C with a wind of 8 kt from 89°, providing a head-wind component of 8 kt and a cross-wind of 2 kt.
Climb began overhead EGNS, with the aircraft ascending from 1,004 ft asl to 16,999 ft asl, a gain of 15,996 ft achieved in 6 minutes while covering 19 nm.
Level cruise was established 10 miles south east of Castletown, lasting 50 minutes and extending over 242 nm.
Descent commenced 1 mile south of Hadleigh, with altitude decreasing from 16,996 ft asl to 8,535 ft asl, a loss of 8,461 ft in 10 minutes and a distance of 42 nm.
A second cruise segment began 10 miles north of Westgate on Sea, persisting for 6 minutes and covering 20 nm.
The next descent started 1 mile north east of Herne Bay, dropping from 8,553 ft asl to 4,386 ft asl, a reduction of 4,166 ft over 5 minutes and 18 nm.
A brief cruise segment originated 1 mile north east of Allhallows, lasting 2 minutes and spanning 5 nm.
Descent continued 1 mile north east of Cliffe, descending from 4,049 ft asl to 3,440 ft asl, a loss of 609 ft in 2 minutes across 5 nm.
The aircraft then cruised overhead Tilbury for 2 minutes, covering 6 nm.
A further descent began 1 mile south east of Dartford, reducing altitude from 3,007 ft asl to 2,505 ft asl, a decrease of 503 ft in 2 minutes over 5 nm.
The final cruise segment started 1 mile north west of Sidcup, lasting 6 minutes and extending 15 nm.
The final approach to runway 09 at EGLC London City Airport was flown from the west, on a heading of 93.0° at 3 nm and 1,811 ft agl.
Landing on runway 09, which is 1
The ATR 72 entered the final approach to runway 09 at EGLC London City Airport from the west on a heading of 93.0° at 3 nm and 1,811 ft agl, with temperature 21 °C, wind 4 kt from 91° (headwind 4 kt, crosswind 0 kt). The approach was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate because the sink rate was too high.
Threshold height was good and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 108 kt. The aircraft continued the flare and prepared for touchdown on a runway 1,498 m long.
Touchdown occurred at a distance of 447 m down the runway, which was judged good, with a touchdown speed of 98 kt that was also good. The vertical speed at touchdown was fair at minus 232 fpm and the touchdown point was misaligned by 12.3 m from the centreline. Total landing distance was 739 m, representing 49 % of the runway.
Rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.5 m from the centreline.
Maintain a controlled sink rate to achieve a stabilized approach and keep the aircraft on the centreline during the final segment to reduce the misalignment observed at touchdown and rollout. Minor adjustments to lateral tracking will help bring the touchdown point within tighter centreline tolerances while preserving the overall high score of 92.4 %.
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