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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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 300 ft gate: speed below 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 2,492 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 509 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 area to the runway, which took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna C172, then departed from runway 06 at EDOK Rudolstadt-Groschwitz Airfield. The takeoff distance was 318 meters, which accounted for 63% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 70 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of -2°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 80°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airfield, it began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of EDOK Rudolstadt-Groschwitz Airfield. The climb took 1 minute and covered 1 nautical mile, during which the aircraft ascended from 2,160 feet above sea level to 2,648 feet above sea level, an increase of 488 feet. Following the climb, the aircraft entered its enroute level cruise phase, which lasted 34 minutes and covered 62 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase began 1 mile east of Frose, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, and took 2 minutes to descend from 2,677 feet above sea level to 1,948 feet above sea level, a decrease of 729 feet. The descent covered 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a right-hand pattern, with a distance of 2 nautical miles covered in 74 seconds.
The pattern consisted of a downwind turn, with a distance of 2 nautical miles and an angle to the runway of 94.6°. The downwind leg was less than 1 nautical mile in length and took 11 seconds to complete. The base leg turn had a distance of 1 nautical mile and an angle to the runway of 0.0°. The base leg itself was less than 1 nautical mile in length and took 38 seconds to complete. The final turn was also less than 1 nautical mile in length and took 36 seconds to complete.
The final approach to runway 08 at EDBC Cochstedt Airport was made from the west, with a heading of 78.0° at 1 nautical mile and 282 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 08, which had a length of 2,492 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 52 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 421 meters, and the touchdown speed was 47 knots, which was also good. The touchdown rate was perfect at -40 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 16.5 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -3°C, with a wind speed of 16 knots at 90°.
The crosswind component was 4 knots, and the headwind component was 15 knots. The total landing distance was 550 meters, which accounted for 22% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 17.3 meters from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took approximately 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 76 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 47 minutes. The aircraft used 21 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at EDBC Cochstedt Airport, achieving an overall score of 82.2%. The final approach to runway 08 was initiated from the west, with a heading of 78.0° at 1 nautical mile and 282 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated good control and precision during the approach, ultimately landing safely on the runway.
The landing was executed with a threshold speed that was slightly below the target, coming in at 52 knots. This was still within a safe margin, and the touchdown distance of 421 meters was also satisfactory. The touchdown speed of 47 knots was good, and the touchdown rate of -40 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
However, there were some areas for improvement during the landing. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 16.5 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 17.3 meters from the centerline, which could have been caused by the same factors.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of -3°C and a wind speed of 16 knots at 90°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 15 knots, which may have contributed to the misalignment issues during the landing. Overall, while the landing was successful, there are areas for improvement to enhance the precision and control of the aircraft during the approach and rollout phases.
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