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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,153 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,153 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 253 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Kodiak 100, then departed from runway 13 at Houghton County Memorial Airport (KCMX) and took off with a takeoff distance of 236 meters, which was 12% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 78 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 20°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 190°. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 4 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southeast of KCMX, and climbed from an altitude of 1,856 feet above sea level to 6,662 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,806 feet, in 4 minutes and covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 2 miles north of Pike River Landing Chassell (79MI), and lasted for 16 minutes, covering a distance of 44 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 8 miles northeast of Watersmeet, and descended from 6,663 feet above sea level to 3,071 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,592 feet, in 5 minutes and covering a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles south of Watersmeet, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 14 at Kings Land O' Lakes Airport (KLNL) was made from the northwest, with a heading of 149.0°, at 1 nautical mile and 529 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 14 at KLNL was successful, with a touchdown distance of 251 meters, which was good. However, the touchdown speed of 70 knots was fast, and the touchdown rate of -191 feet per minute was good. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.7 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as at the time of departure, with a temperature of 20°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 190°, resulting in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 682 meters, which was 59% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.3 meters from the centerline. The taxiing from the runway to the parking area took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 70 nautical miles, taking 33 minutes, and the aircraft used 83 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft in question, a Kodiak 100, successfully landed at KLNL Kings Land O' Lakes Airport, achieving a score of 95.0%. The final approach was initiated from the north-west, heading 149.0° at 1 nautical mile and 529 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on runway 14, which has a length of 1,153 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was above the target speed, coming in at 79 knots. This may have been due to the aircraft's approach configuration or the pilot's decision to prioritize a safe landing over a precise speed.
The touchdown distance was good, measuring 251 meters, which is a reasonable distance for a landing on a runway of this length. However, the touchdown speed was slightly faster than ideal, coming in at 70 knots. This may have resulted in a slightly higher touchdown rate, which was still reported as good at -191 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline, by 4.7 meters. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path or a miscalculation by the pilot. The local weather conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 20°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 190°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 682 meters, which is 59% of the runway length. This is a reasonable distance, considering the aircraft's size and the runway's length. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned from the centreline, by 9.3 meters. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's rollout path or a miscalculation by the pilot.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft scored well. However, there were some minor deviations in the approach and rollout, which may be worth addressing in future training or operations.
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