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Shorten the long landing
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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: five 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.
Side view — the last 896 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 896 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 472 m touchdown sits inside 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 Skyhawk, then departed from runway 30 at Vestmannaeyjar Airport (BIVM). The takeoff distance was 205 meters, which accounted for 17% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 72 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 6°C, with a wind speed of 33 knots at 267°. This resulted in a crosswind of 13 knots and a headwind of 30 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb overhead Vestmannaeyjar, ascending from 1,125 feet above sea level to 2,136 feet, an increase of 1,011 feet in just 1 minute, while covering a distance of 1 nautical mile.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile west of Vestmannaeyjar and lasted for 5 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb 7 miles northwest of Vestmannaeyjar, ascending from 1,583 feet to 2,196 feet, an increase of 613 feet in 2 minutes, while covering 2 nautical miles. This was followed by a prolonged enroute level cruise that started 9 miles northwest of Vestmannaeyjar and lasted for 20 minutes, covering 32 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb 2 miles northwest of Vatnsnes Airport (BIVA), ascending from 1,889 feet to 3,431 feet, an increase of 1,542 feet in 3 minutes, while covering 6 nautical miles. This was followed by another enroute level cruise that started 8 miles north of Vatnsnes Airport and lasted for 18 minutes, covering 30 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began an enroute descent 6 miles east of Stórikroppur Airport (BISR), descending from 3,335 feet to 2,674 feet, a decrease of 661 feet in 2 minutes, while covering 3 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise that followed lasted for 6 minutes, covering 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent overhead Húsafell Airport (BIHZ), descending from 1,781 feet to 1,143 feet, a decrease of 638 feet in 2 minutes, while covering 1 nautical mile.
The final approach to runway 28 at Húsafell Airport was made from the northeast, with a heading of 266.0° at 0 nautical miles and 704 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 28, which had a length of 896 meters. The threshold height was significantly above the target, while the threshold speed was slightly above target at 64 knots.
The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was good at 34 knots, but the touchdown rate was fair at -268 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 38.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 5°C, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 191°. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 530 meters, which accounted for 59% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 39.4 meters from the centerline. The total flight distance was 93 nautical miles, taking approximately 69 minutes, and the aircraft used 24 kilograms of fuel.
The Cessna Skyhawk aircraft has successfully landed at BIHZ Húsafell Airport, but the landing was not without its challenges. The pilot scored 55.3% on this landing, indicating room for improvement. The final approach to runway 28 was initiated from the north east, heading 266.0° at an altitude of 704 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway.
Upon landing, the pilot encountered a threshold height that was significantly above the target, which may have affected the overall landing performance. However, the threshold speed was only slightly above the target at 64 knots, indicating a relatively smooth approach. The touchdown point was located very far down the runway, using more than 50% of the available runway, which may have been due to the pilot's decision to extend the landing distance.
The touchdown speed of 34 knots was good, indicating that the pilot had managed to slow down the aircraft effectively. However, the touchdown rate of -268 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the pilot could have done a better job of controlling the descent. The runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 38.8 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's failure to maintain a straight course during the final approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were not ideal, with a temperature of 5°C and a wind speed of 11 knots from 191°. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the headwind component was only 2 knots. Despite these challenging conditions, the pilot managed to bring the aircraft to a stop within 530 meters of the runway, which is 59% of the available runway length.
However, the runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 39.4 meters from the centerline, indicating that the pilot may have struggled to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, while the pilot demonstrated some good skills during the landing, there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of maintaining a straight course and controlling the descent.
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