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Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 14 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 14 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 14 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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.
Touched down 588 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the departure roll from runway 30 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport. The aircraft, Sirius, took off with a takeoff distance of 221 meters, which is 8% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 65 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at a direction of 269 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots.
As the aircraft entered the right-hand pattern from runway 30, it covered a distance of 3 nautical miles in 18 seconds. The right-hand pattern crosswind was also noted, with the aircraft covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 8 seconds. The pattern downwind turn was completed with a distance of 3 nautical miles, and the angle to the runway was 45 degrees at 19.1 degrees. The downwind leg was then completed, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 17 seconds.
The base leg turn was next, with the aircraft covering a distance of 2 nautical miles and an angle to the runway of 45 degrees at 120.8 degrees. The base leg itself was completed with a distance of 1 nautical mile in 80 seconds. The final turn was then made, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 32 seconds.
The final approach to runway 30 was made from the south-east, with a heading of 302.0 degrees at 0 nautical miles and an altitude of 117 feet above ground level. The landing was completed with a touchdown point 156 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 34 knots, which was considered good. The touchdown rate was also excellent at -76 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as those at departure, with a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 903 meters, which is 33% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The total flight distance was 14 nautical miles, and the flight took 9 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 1 kilogram of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft, identified as Sirius, successfully landed at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport on runway 30. The final approach was initiated from the south east, heading 302.0° at an altitude of 117 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, indicating a stable and controlled descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft achieved a threshold speed of 55 knots, which is considered good. The touchdown point was located 156 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, but this is not considered a significant deviation. The touchdown speed of 34 knots was also within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -76 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled landing.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.5 meters from the centerline, but this did not appear to have any significant impact on the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a light wind of 2 knots from 270°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and the headwind component was 2 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing.
The total landing distance of 903 meters was 33% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This suggests that the aircraft was able to maintain a high level of control and stability throughout the landing. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled roll-out after touchdown.
Overall, the landing of the Sirius aircraft at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport was considered successful, with a high score of 94.2%. The aircraft demonstrated good control and stability throughout the landing, and the pilot was able to maintain a high level of precision and accuracy.
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