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Departure
Use smoother, smaller aileron inputs to keep the wings level and hold bank angle near wings-level during the climb.
What happened: During the climb, bank angle rose to 1.8°, more roll than the climb out called for.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: wings level during the climb
Arrival
Start the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested.
What happened: The aircraft was flown onto the runway: the nose was barely raised and little of the sink was taken out, touching down at 219 fpm.
Watch for: Pitch attitude: rising steadily through the flare until the sink is checked.
See Arrival Landing
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 500 ft gate: no landing flap set, sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,737 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 210 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a DA40-XLS, then departed from runway 26 at KCMA Camarillo International Airport. The takeoff distance was 359 meters, which accounted for 20% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 66 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots at 250 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead KCMA Camarillo International Airport. The climb took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 11 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 264 feet above sea level to 5,544 feet above sea level, an increase of 5,280 feet. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which lasted for 25 minutes and covered a distance of 52 nautical miles, starting 1 mile west of Thousand Oaks, California.
The enroute descent began 5 miles southwest of Huntington Beach, California, and took 5 minutes to descend from 5,488 feet above sea level to 1,393 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,096 feet. The descent covered a distance of 12 nautical miles. Following the descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise, which lasted for 8 minutes and covered a distance of 12 nautical miles, starting 6 miles southwest of Laguna Beach, California.
The final approach to runway 20R at KSNA John Wayne Orange County International Airport was made from the northeast, heading 209.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 508 feet above ground level. The landing was made on the runway, which had a length of 1,737 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 63 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 209 meters, and the touchdown speed was 53 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -235 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots at 220 degrees, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 4 knots. The total landing distance was 437 meters, which accounted for 25% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect.
The final taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 91 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 53 minutes. The aircraft used 34 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The DA40-XLS aircraft successfully landed at KSNA John Wayne Orange County International Airport, achieving a score of 95.3%. The final approach was conducted from the north-east, heading 209.0° at 1 nautical mile and 508 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 20R, which has a length of 1,737 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 63 knots. Despite this, the touchdown distance was good at 209 meters, and the touchdown speed of 53 knots was also within acceptable limits.
The touchdown rate of -235 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down to the ground more smoothly. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 24°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from 220°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 4 knots. These conditions likely contributed to a stable and controlled approach.
The total landing distance of 437 meters was 25% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing roll and was able to bring it to a stop in a straight line. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and handling.
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