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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,230 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,230 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 279 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 36 at EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield, where the DHC-2 Beaver took off with a takeoff distance of 450 meters, which accounted for 37% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 52 knots. At the time of takeoff, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 2 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 18 knots at 223 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 13 knots and a tailwind of 13 knots.
As the aircraft entered the left-hand pattern from runway 36, it covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 61 seconds. The subsequent left-hand pattern crosswind leg was completed in less than 1 nautical mile in 30 seconds. The pattern downwind turn involved a distance of 2 nautical miles, with an angle to the runway of 45 degrees and a turn angle of 15.1 degrees. The downwind leg itself covered a distance of 2 nautical miles in 82 seconds.
The base leg turn, which was also a left-hand turn, covered a distance of 1 nautical mile, with an angle to the runway of 45 degrees and a turn angle of 30.6 degrees. The final approach to runway 36 was made from the south, with a heading of 0.0 degrees at an altitude of 186 feet above ground level (agl). The landing on the runway was characterized by a threshold height that was slightly above the target, and a threshold speed that was also slightly above the target at 75 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 276 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 69 knots. The touchdown rate was heavy at -630 feet per minute (fpm). Additionally, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 3 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 17 knots at 222 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 12 knots and a tailwind of 12 knots.
The total flight distance was 4 nautical miles, which was covered in 6 minutes. The flight used a total of 8 kilograms of fuel.
The DHC-2 Beaver aircraft successfully landed at EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield, scoring an overall grade of 85.3%. The final approach to runway 36 was initiated from the south, with the aircraft flying at an altitude of 186 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway. The heading was maintained at 0.0°, ensuring a stable approach.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway at a distance of 276 meters, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 69 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown rate of -630 feet per minute (fpm) was also considered heavy, suggesting that the pilot may have applied too much braking or reverse thrust upon touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was also slightly off-centerline, deviating by 10 meters from the centerline. This may have been due to a slight misalignment of the aircraft during the final approach or a miscalculation of the touchdown point. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 3°C and a wind speed of 17 knots from a direction of 222°. The crosswind component was 12 knots, while the tailwind component was also 12 knots, which may have contributed to the slight deviation from the centerline.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some areas for improvement, including a slightly fast touchdown speed and a heavy touchdown rate. Additionally, the pilot may have benefited from a more precise alignment of the aircraft during the final approach to achieve a more centered touchdown.
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