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Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 88 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 103 kt, 15 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 88 kt at liftoff
See Departure Roll
Bank angle in the pattern is conventionally kept to 20 to 30 degrees, and the base-to-final turn is where that convention earns its keep. Stall speed rises with bank because the wing must produce more lift in a turn. Roughly 7 per cent higher at 30 degrees, about 19 per cent at 45, and around 40 per cent at 60. At 65 kt on base you don't have much margin to spend steepening a turn to salvage an overshoot.
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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 for a circuit: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,737 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 443 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 12 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport, where the aircraft, a Black Square B36TP Bonanza Professional with the registration N6060E, accelerated down the 1,225-meter runway, covering 45% of its length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 103 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind of 1 knot from a direction of 273 degrees.
As the aircraft entered the left-hand pattern, it did so from runway 12, and the distance covered during this maneuver was less than 1 nautical mile in just 26 seconds. The subsequent left-hand pattern crosswind turn was completed in an even shorter time of 15 seconds, with the aircraft covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The pattern continued with a downwind turn, which covered a distance of 2 nautical miles and involved an angle of 60.3 degrees to the runway. The downwind leg itself took 58 seconds to complete, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The base leg turn, which followed, covered a distance of 1 nautical mile and involved an angle of 79.9 degrees to the runway.
The base leg itself was completed in 28 seconds, during which the aircraft covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The final turn, which brought the aircraft onto the final approach, was completed in just 18 seconds, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The final approach to runway 12 was made from the north-west, with the aircraft heading 118.0 degrees and at an altitude of -55 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 56 knots and a distance of 441 meters. The touchdown rate was excellent, at -51 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.2 meters.
The total landing distance was 726 meters, which represented 27% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The total flight distance was 7 nautical miles, and the flight used 5 kilograms of fuel, taking a total of 5 minutes to complete.
The aircraft, a Black Square B36TP Bonanza Professional with the registration N6060E, successfully landed at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport. The final approach was made from the north-west, aligning with the runway 12 threshold at a heading of 118.0°. The aircraft was at 0 nautical miles and -55 feet above ground level (agl) at this point, indicating a precise and controlled descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a threshold speed slightly below the target at 74 knots. This minor deviation from the target speed did not significantly impact the overall landing. The touchdown distance of 441 meters was also within acceptable limits, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's descent and maintain a stable approach.
The touchdown speed of 56 knots was good, and the touchdown rate of -51 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled landing. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments in the pilot's approach and landing technique.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 273°. The crosswind component was negligible, and the tailwind component was minimal at 1 knot. These conditions contributed to a relatively straightforward landing.
The total landing distance of 726 meters was 27% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and successfully brought the aircraft to a stop.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and the pilot demonstrating good control and technique throughout the approach and landing phases.
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