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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 13 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 43 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 43 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 43 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.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,442 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 738 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a C400 Corvalis, then departed from runway 24 at Václav Havel Airport Prague, with a takeoff distance of 262 meters, which accounted for 7% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 76 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 14°C and a wind speed of 15 knots at 279°. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was 13 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Jenec, Czech Republic, and ascending from 2,238 feet above sea level to 24,848 feet above sea level, an increase of 22,610 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 56 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 1 mile east of Temice, Czech Republic, and the aircraft descended from 24,848 feet above sea level to 12,983 feet above sea level, a decrease of 11,865 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of Bozejov, Czech Republic, and ascending from 12,992 feet above sea level to 25,589 feet above sea level, an increase of 12,597 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 51 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Pernersdorf, Austria, and lasted for 36 minutes, covering a distance of 656 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 6 miles southeast of Hayrabolu, Turkey, and descending from 24,902 feet above sea level to 1,455 feet above sea level, a decrease of 23,447 feet in 31 minutes, covering a distance of 76 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 at İstanbul Atatürk Airport was made from the northeast, heading 239.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,325 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown point 299 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 62 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was excellent at -56 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.5 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 13°C and a wind speed of 21 knots at 0°. The crosswind component was 18 knots, while the tailwind component was 11 knots. The total landing distance was 1,318 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 33.2 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 850 nautical miles, taking 103 minutes, and the aircraft used 116 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft in question, a Cessna 400 Corvalis, successfully landed at LTBA İstanbul Atatürk Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing performance. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 239.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,325 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 23, which has a length of 2,442 meters. The threshold height at 70 feet agl was found to be well above the target, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a safe altitude during the approach. The threshold speed was also good, at 77 knots, which is a desirable speed for touchdown.
However, the touchdown point was located 299 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal landing position. The touchdown speed of 62 knots was still within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -56 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
Despite the good touchdown speed and rate, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.5 meters from the centerline. This misalignment could have been caused by a variety of factors, including wind or pilot error.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 13°C and a wind speed of 21 knots at 0°. The crosswind component was 18 knots, while the tailwind component was 11 knots. These conditions would have had a minimal impact on the landing performance.
The total landing distance was 1,318 meters, which is 54% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a high level of control and stability during the approach and landing.
However, the runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 33.2 meters from the centerline, which is a more serious deviation from the ideal landing performance. This misalignment could have been caused by a variety of factors, including pilot error or a malfunctioning aircraft system.
Overall, the landing performance of the Cessna 400 Corvalis was good, but with some notable deviations from the ideal performance. The aircraft was able to maintain a safe altitude and speed during the approach, but the touchdown point was located beyond the touchdown zone, and the runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned.
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