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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 13 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 2.6° of bank in the first climb segment and 6° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
Arrival
Reduce power on final so the aircraft arrives at 127 kt over the threshold instead of carrying excess speed.
What happened: Crossing the threshold at 135 kt against a 127 kt target usually carries extra energy into the flare as a balloon, and the sink that returns afterward usually arrives hard at touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 127 kt at the threshold
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 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: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,835 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 482 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 area to the runway, which took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 11 nautical miles. The aircraft, a YS-11, then departed from runway 06 at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, ELLX. The takeoff distance was 1,254 meters, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 130 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it encountered local weather conditions of 16°C temperature and a wind speed of 11 knots at 59 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, but there was a headwind of 11 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Senningen, Luxembourg, where the aircraft ascended from 2,221 feet above sea level to 7,392 feet, an increase of 5,171 feet in just 4 minutes and covering 8 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent 1 mile south of Christnach, Canton d'Echternach, Luxembourg, where it decreased in altitude from 7,461 feet to 5,793 feet, a decrease of 1,668 feet in 2 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles. The next climb started 1 mile east of Lintgen, Mersch, Luxembourg, where the aircraft ascended from 5,759 feet to 9,290 feet, an increase of 3,531 feet in 2 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, lasting 82 minutes and covering 39 nautical miles, as it flew over Kehlen, Capellen, Luxembourg. The next descent started 1 mile west of Marpingen, Saarland, Germany, where the aircraft decreased in altitude from 9,146 feet to 5,355 feet, a decrease of 3,791 feet in 3 minutes and covering 14 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another climb 1 mile north-east of Kirkel, Saarland, Germany, where it ascended from 5,429 feet to 8,334 feet, an increase of 2,905 feet in 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles. The next descent started overhead Zweibruecken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, where the aircraft decreased in altitude from 8,525 feet to 2,960 feet, a decrease of 5,565 feet in 3 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27 at Saarbrücken Airport, EDDR, was made from the east, heading 269.0 degrees at 3 nautical miles and 1,863 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 27, which had a length of 1,835 meters. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 135 knots.
The touchdown point was 57 meters beyond the touchdown zone, but the touchdown speed of 112 knots was good. However, the touchdown rate was very hard at -527 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.6 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 13°C temperature and a wind speed of 7 knots at 60 degrees, with a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 910 meters, which accounted for 50% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The total flight distance was 99 nautical miles, taking 44 minutes, and the aircraft used 1,100 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft in question is the YS-11, which successfully landed at EDDR Saarbrücken Airport. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 269.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,863 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on runway 27, which has a length of 1,835 meters.
However, there were some discrepancies in the landing performance. The threshold height at 66 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high on its approach. Additionally, the threshold speed was well above the target at 135 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been applying too much power or not enough braking during the approach.
The touchdown point was 57 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 112 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot had managed to slow the aircraft down effectively. However, the touchdown rate was very hard at -527 feet per minute (fpm), which may have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and could potentially have caused a bumpy ride for passengers.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.6 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment or a slight crosswind component. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 13°C and a wind speed of 7 knots at 60°.
The total landing distance was 910 meters, which is 50% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, but it may have been due to the aircraft's high touchdown speed and the hard touchdown rate. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had managed to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of the threshold height and speed, touchdown rate, and landing distance. However, the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase was commendable.
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