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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to stay on the centreline during the ground roll.
What happened: You tracked 10 m right of the runway centreline during the ground roll, and this pattern of drift usually carries forward into a rightward heading deviation during the initial climb, as seen in the -1.8° variation through Climb 1.
Watch for: Heading indicator: hold runway heading through the climb.
Arrival
Ease the descent rate on final, flying a shallower path back onto the target glidepath angle rather than diving steep.
What happened: On final, the approach was flown at a steeper angle than the target glidepath for that segment.
Watch for: Watch the VSI and glidepath/VASI indication on final, keeping the descent angle matched to the target rather than steepening.
See Arrival Final 1
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: no landing flap set and 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 2,224 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 447 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Liverpool John Lennon Airport (EGGP) took less than a minute, covering a distance of less than one nautical mile. The departure roll commenced on runway 27, with the aircraft accelerating to a liftoff speed of 95 knots. The takeoff distance of 574 meters accounted for 26% of the runway length. Local weather conditions at the time of departure included a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 21 knots from a direction of 290 degrees, resulting in a headwind component of 19 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it transitioned into an enroute climb phase, reaching an altitude of 1,102 feet above sea level. The climb rate was 378 feet in one minute, covering a distance of one nautical mile. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, maintaining an altitude of 1,102 feet for eight minutes while covering a distance of 19 nautical miles. The cruise phase concluded, and the aircraft began its final approach to runway 27 at EGGP, aligning with the runway from the east at a heading of 266.0 degrees and an altitude of -85 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 27 was notable for a touchdown distance of 445 meters, which was 27% of the runway length. However, the touchdown speed of 73 knots was slightly higher than optimal, and the touchdown rate was firm at -322 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned from the centreline by 18.0 meters. The total landing distance was 607 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 18.1 meters from the centreline. The total flight distance was 23 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 7 kilograms of fuel during the flight, which lasted 11 minutes.
The Bonanza G36 touched down on runway 27 at EGGP Liverpool John Lennon Airport, a 2,224-meter-long runway, with a threshold height of 102 feet above ground level (agl), which was excessively over the target. The aircraft's approach quality was compromised by this excessive height, which may have contributed to the subsequent landing issues. The final approach was made from the east, heading 266.0° at 1 nautical mile (nm) and -85 feet agl.
The touchdown characteristics of the Bonanza G36 were notable, with a touchdown speed of 73 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -322 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a relatively abrupt touchdown. However, the touchdown distance of 445 meters was good, suggesting that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft during the landing. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18.0 meters from the centreline, which may have contributed to the subsequent rollout issues.
The Bonanza G36's rollout was also misaligned, with a deviation of 18.1 meters from the centreline. The total landing distance of 607 meters was 27% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 9°C and a wind of 33 knots at 290°, may have played a role in the landing difficulties. The crosswind component of 14 knots and the headwind component of 30 knots may have also affected the aircraft's performance during the landing. Overall, the landing was scored 66.8%, indicating room for improvement in terms of approach quality, touchdown speed, and rollout alignment.
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