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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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 300 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope and off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 884 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 884 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 103 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 26 at YHID Horn Island Airport. The aircraft, a Cessna C172, accelerated down the runway and lifted off at a speed of 81 kt, covering a distance of 561 m, which was 40% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 16 °C and a gentle wind of 1 kt blowing from the west.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began to ascend from an initial altitude of 429 ft above sea level to a cruising altitude of 1,842 ft, a vertical gain of 1,412 ft over a distance of 2 nm in just 2 minutes. This initial climb phase was followed by a level cruise, which lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nm, with the aircraft flying 2 miles north-west of YHID Horn Island Airport.
The flight then continued on to Thursday Island, where another climb phase began 10 miles north of the island. The aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,557 ft to 2,049 ft, a vertical gain of 493 ft over a distance of 2 nm in 2 minutes. Following this climb, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nm, with the aircraft flying 8 miles south of YKUB Kubin Island Airport.
As the flight approached its destination, a descent phase began 3 miles south of YKUB Kubin Island Airport. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 1,386 ft to 323 ft, a vertical loss of 1,063 ft over a distance of 3 nm in 2 minutes. The final approach to runway 29 at YKUB Kubin Island Airport was made from the south-east, with the aircraft flying at a heading of 296.0° and an altitude of 282 ft above ground level.
The landing on runway 29 was characterized by a touchdown distance of 100 m, which was good, but the touchdown speed of 78 kt was excessively fast, and the touchdown rate was very heavy at -970 fpm. The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 8.9 m from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were similar to those at takeoff, with a temperature of 16 °C and a gentle wind of 1 kt blowing from the west.
The total landing distance was 507 m, which was 57% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 8.9 m from the centreline. The total flight distance was 22 nm, and the flight duration was 14 minutes, during which the aircraft used no fuel.
The Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at YKUB Kubin Island Airport, but with some notable areas for improvement. The final approach was conducted from the south east, heading 296.0° at 0 nm and 282 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 29, which has a length of 884 meters.
Upon review of the landing, it was noted that the threshold height was good, indicating that the pilot maintained a safe altitude before touchdown. However, the threshold speed was too high at 77 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. The touchdown distance of 100 meters was considered good, but the touchdown speed of 78 knots was excessively fast, which may have contributed to the heavy touchdown rate of -970 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.9 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C and a light wind of 1 knot at 269°. The crosswind and headwind components were negligible, at 0 and 1 knot, respectively.
The total landing distance of 507 meters was 57% of the runway length, which is within an acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.9 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to the same deviation that occurred during the touchdown.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of reducing the touchdown speed and maintaining a more accurate alignment during the final approach and rollout.
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