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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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One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: six checks at the point nearest 500 ft above the runway after the base turn. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,006 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,905 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a PA28 Archer II, then departed from runway 33 at KASE Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field), with a takeoff distance of 921 feet, which accounted for 13% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 55 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 29 °F and a wind speed of 17 knots from a direction of 180°. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a tailwind of 16 knots. The aircraft then entered a right-hand pattern from runway 33, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 17 seconds.
The right-hand pattern crosswind leg was completed in 22 seconds, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The pattern downwind turn was made at an angle of 76.9° to the runway, with a distance of 1 nautical mile. The downwind leg itself was 2 nautical miles long, taking 79 seconds to complete.
The pattern base leg turn was made at an angle of 44.9° to the runway, with a distance of 1 nautical mile. The base leg was completed in 28 seconds, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The final turn was made in 17 seconds, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The final approach to runway 33 was made from the south, heading 345.0°, at an altitude of 628 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway. The landing was made on runway 33, which had a length of 7,006 feet. The threshold height at 111 feet agl was excessively over target, and the threshold speed was well above target at 81 knots.
The touchdown point was 427 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 60 knots and a smooth touchdown rate of -123 feet per minute (fpm). However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 22 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 28 °F and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 29°, resulting in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,953 feet, accounting for 42% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 26 feet from the centreline. The taxiing period 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 7 nautical miles, taking 8 minutes to complete, and the aircraft used 6 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The PA28 Archer II aircraft successfully landed at KASE Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) on runway 33, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 345.0° at 1 nm and 628 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down 427 ft beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal touchdown point.
The touchdown speed of 60 kt was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot maintained control and managed the descent effectively. However, the touchdown rate of -123 fpm was slightly higher than the ideal rate, which may have contributed to the aircraft's forward momentum and subsequent rollout. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 22 ft from the centreline, which may have affected the aircraft's stability during the rollout phase.
The threshold height at 111 ft agl was excessively over target, indicating that the pilot may have initiated the descent too late or may have been unable to maintain a stable approach path. The threshold speed of 81 kt was also well above the target speed, suggesting that the pilot may have been unable to maintain a stable approach speed or may have been too aggressive in the descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 28 °F and winds of 11 kt at 29°. The crosswind component was 9 kt, while the headwind component was 7 kt. The total landing distance of 2,953 ft was 42% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 26 ft from the centreline, which may have affected the aircraft's stability during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the PA28 Archer II aircraft successfully landed at KASE Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field), there were several deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The pilot may have benefited from additional training or practice to improve their approach and landing skills, particularly in terms of maintaining a stable approach path and touchdown speed.
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