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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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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. These checks are the approach's score.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 906 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 906 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 355 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The TL3000 Sirius taxied to runway 22 at EGHN Isle of Wight / Sandown Airport and commenced the departure roll, covering 274 m which represents 30 % of the available runway. The aircraft lifted off at 61 kt while the ambient temperature was 15 °C, wind was 2 kt from 269°, with a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 1 kt head-wind component.
After the roll, the aircraft became airborne and continued the take-off phase, confirming the liftoff speed of 61 kt as recorded.
The aircraft entered a right-hand pattern from runway 22, flying a distance of less than 1 nm in 20 seconds.
It then proceeded on the right-hand pattern cross-wind leg, covering less than 1 nm in 14 seconds.
During the downwind turn, the aircraft described a 1 nm arc with an angle to the runway of 72.6°.
The downwind leg was flown for 1 nm and required 54 seconds to complete.
The base-leg turn was another 1 nm arc, this time with an angle to the runway of 35.1°.
The base leg itself was less than 1 nm and was completed in 18 seconds.
A final turn of less than 1 nm was executed in 31 seconds before aligning with the runway.
On final approach to runway 22, the aircraft descended from 364 ft AGL to 33 ft AGL in 59 seconds and was recorded as having scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing was achieved on runway 22, whose length is 906 m. The threshold speed was slightly below the target at 52 kt. Touchdown occurred 353 m down the runway at 38 kt with a touchdown rate of minus 45 fpm, and the touchdown point was offset by 7.0 m from the centreline. Local conditions at landing were temperature 15 °C, wind 5 kt from 257°, cross-wind 3 kt and head-wind 4 kt. The total landing distance measured 430 m, representing 47 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was very good.
In summary, the flight covered a total distance of 5 nm, took 4 (units as provided), and used 0 kg of fuel.
The aircraft TL3000 Sirius completed the final approach to runway 22 at EGHN Isle of Wight / Sandown Airport, descending from 364 ft agl to 33 ft agl in 59 seconds while meeting the stabilisation-gate criteria. Local conditions were temperature 15 °C, wind 5 kt from 257°, providing a 4 kt headwind and a 3 kt crosswind component.
At threshold the aircraft established a speed of 52 kt, noted as slightly below the target, and maintained a good threshold height before initiating the flare.
Touchdown occurred 353 m down the runway at a speed of 38 kt, with a vertical rate of minus 45 fpm described as perfect. The touchdown point was offset 7.0 m from the centreline.
The rollout covered a total distance of 430 m, representing 47 % of the 906 m runway, and the runway alignment during rollout was very good.
To refine future performances, aim to achieve the exact target threshold speed and adjust the final approach path to reduce the 7.0 m lateral offset, thereby improving centreline alignment.
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