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Departure
Ease back pressure in smoothly as you approach 90 kt, holding a steady rotation rate rather than snatching the controls.
What happened: On the takeoff roll the aircraft bounced before becoming fully airborne.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: a smooth, continuous pitch-up through liftoff with no secondary bounce.
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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: no landing flap set, off the runway's 3° glideslope, off the centreline and wings not level.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline and wings not level.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,209 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,209 m of the 3,520 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,356 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
As the aircraft, a 404 Titan, prepared for departure from El Dorado International Airport, SKBO, in Bogota, Colombia, a pre-flight routine was underway to push the aircraft from its parking spot to the runway. This taxing process took 26 minutes, covering a distance of approximately 3 nautical miles. After a brief wait, the aircraft began its departure roll from runway 14R.
As the aircraft rolled down the runway, it gained speed, eventually reaching liftoff speed of 80 knots. Takeoff was successful, with the aircraft lifting off the ground shortly after beginning its departure roll. The local weather conditions at the time included a temperature of 13 degrees Celsius and winds blowing at 4 knots from an 86-degree angle, providing a gentle headwind of 3 knots and negligible crosswind.
Following takeoff, the aircraft began to climb, gradually increasing its altitude as it flew away from the airport. The first phase of en-route climb started approximately 1 mile southeast of SKBO and ended 3 miles east of the airport, during which the aircraft climbed from 8,919 feet above sea level to 9,714 feet above sea level, a 795 feet increase, in just 1 minute while covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
As the aircraft continued on its journey, it leveled out and entered a cruise phase, where the aircraft maintained a steady altitude and airspeed for a short period of 2 minutes, covering another 3 nautical miles 3 miles east of SKBO. This brief cruise phase was followed by another climbing phase, this time from 10,038 feet above sea level to 15,826 feet above sea level, a notable increase of 5,788 feet in 12 minutes and covering 32 nautical miles as the aircraft flew over a section of the Colombian Andes.
Another brief cruise phase then took place over the town of Chaguani, lasting for 18 minutes and covering 62 nautical miles, during which the aircraft maintained its altitude and airspeed at the relatively high altitude. However, this was followed by a more significant descent phase started by the aircraft flying over a section of Antioquia, where the aircraft descended from 15,697 feet above sea level to 11,422 feet above sea level, a drop of 4,275 feet in 5 minutes, covering 15 nautical miles.
The aircraft then leveled out again and entered another cruise phase, this time lasting only 5 minutes as it flew over Montebello, covering another 15 nautical miles. This short cruise was followed by the start of another descent phase overhead the town of Marinilla. Here, the aircraft descended from 11,307 feet above sea level to 8,821 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,485 feet, in just 4 minutes and covering a short distance of 6 nautical miles.
Finally, the aircraft began its approach to its destination, Jose Maria Córdova International Airport, SKRG. The aircraft flew towards the north, at a heading of 153 degrees and approximately 1,823 feet above ground level.
The final approach to runway 19 was a routine maneuver, during which the aircraft navigated through light winds, a headwind of 6 knots, and a negligible crosswind, while approaching the runway threshold at 59 feet above ground level, slightly above the target threshold. The touchdown speed of 76 knots was also well within target.
Upon touching down on the runway, the aircraft traveled for a distance of 940 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, during which it underwent an even touchdown rate of -102 feet per minute, providing a smooth landing experience that also maintained the runway touchdown alignment very well.
Following touchdown, the aircraft completed its runway rollout, using a considerable distance of 2,127 meters, which was 60% of the runway length, and ended up with a very good runway rollout
Aircraft 404 Titan successfully landed at Jose Maria Córdova International Airport (SKRG) with a total of 404 passengers on board. The aircraft scored an overall score of 83.2%, indicating a competent landing performance, but with some areas for improvement.
The aircraft approached the runway, heading 153.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,823 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach to runway 19 was made from the north. Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 940 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which was within an acceptable margin. The touchdown speed of 76 knots was found to be good.
The aircraft's touchdown rate was smooth at -102 feet per minute (fpm), which is a desirable rate of descent during landing. This ensures a controlled and steady touchdown on the runway. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was nicely lined up with the runway centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15 °C and wind speeds of 7 knots at 220°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots. These conditions suggest that the aircraft did not face significant wind shear challenges during landing.
The total landing distance of 2,127 meters covered 60% of the runway length, which is an acceptable usage of the runway's available space. The runway rollout alignment was also deemed very good, indicating that the aircraft maintained a stable and aligned path during the rollout phase of the landing.
While the landing performance of Aircraft 404 Titan was satisfactory overall, it is worth noting that the threshold height at 59 ft agl was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 86 kt.
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