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Improve the rollout
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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: five 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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,491 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 444 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Li-2 Aeroflot USSR-69318 began with taxiing from the parking to the runway, which took 6 minutes to cover 1 nm. The departure roll took place on runway 27 at LRSB Sibiu, with a takeoff distance of 483 m (18% of the runway) at a liftoff speed of 82 kn. The local weather at the time indicated a temperature of 18°C with a wind speed of 17 kn at 290°, resulting in a crosswind of 5 kn and a headwind of 16 kn.
The enroute climb commenced overhead Cristian in Sibiu, Romania, climbing from 2,435 ft asl to 9,183 ft asl in 6 minutes, covering 12 nm. The enroute level cruise began overhead Poiana Sibiului for 11 minutes, covering 30 nm. The subsequent descent started 5 miles southeast of Petrosani in Hunedoara, Romania, descending from 9,696 ft asl to 7,559 ft asl in 4 minutes, covering 14 nm.
Another enroute level cruise phase began 1 mile east of Turcinesti in Gorj, lasting 30 minutes and covering 91 nm. A descent commenced 1 mile southwest of Persinari in Dambovita, descending from 7,131 ft asl to 6,125 ft asl in 2 minutes, covering 7 nm. Following this, another level cruise segment began overhead Cornatelu in Dambovita for 7 minutes, covering 22 nm.
A descent began 2 miles west of Moara Vlasiei in Ilfov, descending from 5,212 ft asl to 2,037 ft asl in 7 minutes, covering 13 nm. The final level cruise phase started 2 miles northeast of Sinesti in Ialomita for 5 minutes, covering 8 nm. The landing took place on runway 26L at LROP Henri Coanda, with a touchdown speed of 65 kn, VSI of -150 ft/m, and landing at a distance of 440 m from the threshold. The total landing distance was 1,359 m (39% of the runway).
Finally, taxiing from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes to cover less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 207 nm, taking 95 minutes and utilizing 353 kg of fuel.
Overall, the aircraft landing score of 94.8% indicates a very successful landing with some areas for improvement.
During the Approach Phase, it is commendable that the glideslope alignment was excellent, ensuring that the aircraft was on the correct descent path towards the runway. However, it is noted that the speed was excessively high, which may have posed a safety risk and could have led to a hard landing.
Moving onto the Landing Phase, it is positive to see that the threshold height was good and the landing flare was executed perfectly. This would have contributed to a smooth touchdown and reduced the risk of a hard landing. However, the landing speed was still excessively high, which could have affected the overall landing quality.
In the Touchdown Phase, it is good to note that the touchdown rate was acceptable and that the touchdown distance fell within the touchdown zone. However, the landing speed was still too high and the touchdown position was slightly off-center, which may have required correction during the rollout phase.
It is concerning to see that the aircraft landed with a 5 knot tailwind, which can significantly affect the aircraft's performance and control during landing. This is a crucial factor to address in future landings to ensure safety and optimal landing performance.
Finally, during the Rollout Phase, it is noted that the runway alignment was slightly off-center, which may have required adjustment to ensure a straight rollout. It is important for the aircraft to maintain proper alignment with the runway to prevent veering off course.
Overall, while the landing had many positive aspects such as good glideslope alignment, threshold height, and touchdown zone accuracy, there are areas for improvement in terms of landing speed, touchdown position, tailwind conditions, and runway alignment. By addressing these factors in future landings, the overall landing performance can be further improved. Keep up the good work and continue to focus on enhancing your skills for safer and smoother landings.
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