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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 108 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 123 kt against a rotation target of 108 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 108 kt.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 32 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 32 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 32 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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: 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 2,737 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 732 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Glasgow Prestwick Airport, the FFX P180 aircraft began its takeoff roll on runway 30, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 123 kt after covering 1,590 meters, or 58% of the 2,737-meter runway. The local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 17 °C and a light wind of 1 kt from 270°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind component.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it transitioned into an enroute climb phase, commencing 1 mile west of Monkton. The aircraft successfully climbed from an initial altitude of 1,052 feet above sea level to 1,507 feet, a vertical gain of 454 feet, within a minute and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. Following this climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, lasting 4 minutes and covering 10 nautical miles, before commencing its final approach to runway 30 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport. The approach was initiated from the southeast, at a heading of 302.0° and an altitude of 485 feet above ground level, 1 nautical mile from the threshold.
The aircraft landed on runway 30, with the threshold height at 68 feet above ground level being slightly above the target value. The touchdown speed of 91 kt was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -109 feet per minute was smooth. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the aircraft's rollout alignment was perfect. The total landing distance of 1,178 meters, or 43% of the runway, was within acceptable limits. The aircraft's total flight distance was 16 nautical miles, and it consumed -175 kg of fuel during the 6-minute flight.
The final approach to runway 30 at EGPK Glasgow Prestwick Airport was conducted from the south east, with the aircraft heading 302.0° at 1 nm and 485 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with the threshold height at 68 ft above ground level being above the target. The threshold speed of 118 kt was slightly above the target, but still within acceptable limits.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the touchdown point was 303 m beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slight overrun. However, the touchdown speed of 91 kt was good, and the touchdown rate of -109 fpm was smooth, indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, with the aircraft centered on the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15 °C and a light headwind of 2 kt, contributed to a stable and predictable approach.
The total landing distance of 1,178 m was 43% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, with the aircraft maintaining its centerline alignment throughout the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was scored 90.2%, reflecting a good performance in terms of approach quality, touchdown characteristics, and rollout alignment.
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