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Departure
Apply small rudder corrections during the roll to hold the centreline against a point at the far end, limiting drift to 8 m.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted off the runway centreline, and the heading drift continued through both climb segments. A centreline deviation on the roll usually carries forward as uncorrected heading drift through the climb.
Watch for: Watch the heading indicator through the climb, holding drift within -1.8° of runway heading.
Arrival
Select landing flap before the 500 ft stabilization gate; do not continue the approach clean into the threshold.
What happened: Landing flap was not set for the approach, leaving the aircraft clean and carrying 19 kt too much speed at the threshold. Crossing fast like that usually carries the touchdown point long, and here it landed 332 m past the target.
Watch for: Flap indicator and configuration before the 500 ft gate on final.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 500 ft gate: no landing flap set, sink rate 1,751 fpm, more than the glideslope needed, glideslope 7.0° against the runway's 3° and centreline 1.8° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,224 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,224 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 789 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Extra 330 taxied to runway 18 at EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield and commenced its departure roll. Takeoff was achieved after a ground run of 260 m, representing 21 % of the available runway, with liftoff attained at 65 kt. Ambient conditions were 34 °C with a wind from 238° at 6 kt, including a 5 kt cross-component and a 3 kt headwind component.
Climb began overhead Florstadt in Hessen, Germany, where the aircraft ascended from 1,374 ft asl to 3,032 ft asl. The altitude gain of 1,658 ft was completed in 2 minutes while covering a horizontal distance of 3 nm.
Level cruise was established one mile north-west of Altenstadt, also in Hessen, and persisted for 6 minutes during which the aircraft traversed 10 nm.
The final approach to runway 18 at EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield was executed from the north on a heading of 180.0°, with the aircraft positioned 1 nm from the threshold at 845 ft agl. Weather conditions remained at 34 °C, wind 6 kt from 238°, crosswind 5 kt and headwind 3 kt.
Landing was made on runway 18, whose total length is 1,227 m. The threshold speed was recorded at 97 kt, while touchdown occurred at 68 kt with a vertical speed of minus 34 fpm. The touchdown point utilized more than 50 % of the runway and was laterally offset by 5.3 m from the centreline. The total landing roll measured 1,186 m, equivalent to 97 % of the runway length.
Rollout proceeded with the aircraft remaining well aligned on the runway centreline and came to a stop without deviation.
In total, the flight covered 16 nm, required 9 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 5 kg of fuel.
The Extra 330 conducted the final approach to runway 18 at EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield from the north, maintaining a heading of 180.0° at 1 NM and 845 ft AGL. Local weather was 34 °C with wind 6 kt from 238°, giving a 5 kt cross-wind component and a 3 kt head-wind. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 97 kt.
The aircraft crossed the threshold at an excessively high speed of 97 kt and proceeded to flare thereafter.
Touchdown occurred well beyond the aim point, using more than 50 % of the available runway. Touchdown speed was 68 kt, which was rated good, and the vertical rate was perfect at -34 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned, being 5.3 m off the centreline.
The total landing distance measured 1,186 m, representing 97 % of the 1,227 m runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
With a final score of 72.9 %, the performance was acceptable. Reduce the approach speed to bring the threshold speed within normal limits, allowing a touchdown nearer the aim point. Aim to touch down within the first 300 m (approximately 1,000 ft) of the runway while maintaining centreline alignment.
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