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Work on the flare
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: no landing flap set and off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,234 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,234 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 95 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This flight was conducted in a DA42 aircraft, a type of single-engine, four-seat, low-wing aircraft. The pre-flight taxiing process took approximately 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile (nm) from the parking area to the runway. The aircraft departed from runway 06 at the 4N1 Greenwood Lake airport.
The takeoff roll was successful, with the aircraft lifting off the ground at a speed of 77 knots (kt). The takeoff distance was 71 meters, which accounted for 7% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 7 degrees Celsius.
Following departure, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the 4N1 Greenwood Lake airport in West Milford, New Jersey. The climb took 6 minutes to reach an altitude of 4,624 feet above sea level (asl), representing an increase of 3,059 feet from the initial altitude of 1,565 feet asl. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 11 nm.
The enroute descent began 2 miles northeast of Wayne, New Jersey, and took 3 minutes to descend from 4,725 feet asl to 1,457 feet asl, a decrease of 3,267 feet. The descent covered a distance of 2 nm.
The final approach to runway 22 at the KCDW Essex County Airport was conducted from the northeast, with the aircraft heading 212.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,273 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nm from the runway threshold.
The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 70 kt. However, the touchdown rate was heavy at -638 feet per minute (fpm), and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.9 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 190 meters, which accounted for 15% of the runway length.
The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 19.9 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as those at departure, with a temperature of 7 degrees Celsius.
The total flight distance was 18 nm, and the flight duration was 16 minutes. The aircraft used 9 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The DA42 aircraft successfully landed on runway 22 at KCDW Essex County Airport, achieving an overall score of 81.3%. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 212.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,273 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 70 kt, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 93 meters was also considered good. However, the touchdown rate was slightly heavy at -638 feet per minute (fpm), indicating that the aircraft may have touched down with a slightly higher rate of descent than desired.
One notable issue during the landing was the misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was off-centerline by 8.9 meters. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path or a miscalculation of the runway alignment. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 19.9 meters from the centerline, which could have been caused by a similar issue during the landing roll.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 7°C, which may have affected the aircraft's performance and handling. Despite these minor issues, the overall landing was considered successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop within 190 meters of the runway threshold, which is only 15% of the runway length.
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