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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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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 3,682 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 3,682 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,899 ft 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 23R at KYIP Willow Run Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,200 feet, which is 37% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 137 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 50°F and a wind speed of 21 knots from a direction of 232°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 21 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 2 miles southeast of Ypsilanti, Michigan, and climbed from an altitude of 1,734 feet above sea level to 11,648 feet above sea level, an increase of 9,914 feet, in 7 minutes and covering a distance of 23 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile southwest of 45G Brighton, Michigan, and lasted for 47 minutes, covering a distance of 163 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 15 miles east of North Chicago, Illinois, and descended from an altitude of 11,537 feet above sea level to 2,429 feet above sea level, a decrease of 9,108 feet, in 5 minutes and covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again 3 miles east of Highland Park, Illinois, and lasted for 8 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent overhead Northfield, Illinois, and descended from an altitude of 2,396 feet above sea level to 1,010 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,386 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 30 at KPWK Chicago Executive Airport was made from the southeast, heading 299.0°, at an altitude of 349 feet above ground level and a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 30, which has a length of 3,682 feet. The threshold height was significantly above the target, and the threshold speed was too high at 129 knots.
The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was 107 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was very hard at -522 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 50°F and a wind speed of 21 knots from a direction of 300°, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 21 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,861 feet, which is 78% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. 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 215 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 78 minutes. The aircraft used 3,181 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Longitude aircraft successfully landed at KPWK Chicago Executive Airport, but the landing was not without its challenges. The final approach to runway 30 was initiated from the southeast, heading 299.0° at 0 nm and 349 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the landing was characterized by a number of issues.
One of the primary concerns was the threshold height, which was significantly above the target height of 86 ft agl. This suggests that the aircraft may have been too high on final approach, which could have contributed to the other issues that arose during the landing. Additionally, the threshold speed was too high at 129 kt, which is above the typical threshold speed for a landing.
The touchdown point was also a concern, as it was located very far down the runway, using more than 50% of the available runway. This suggests that the aircraft may have been too fast on final approach, or that the pilot may not have been able to slow the aircraft down quickly enough. The touchdown speed of 107 kt was also a little fast, which could have contributed to the long touchdown point.
The hardest part of the landing was the touchdown rate, which was very hard at -522 fpm. This suggests that the aircraft may have been subjected to a high rate of descent during the landing, which could have put a lot of stress on the aircraft's landing gear and other components. However, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, which suggests that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 50°F and a wind of 21 kt at 300°. The crosswind was minimal at 1 kt, but the headwind was significant at 21 kt. This suggests that the pilot may have had to contend with a significant headwind during the landing, which could have made it more difficult to control the aircraft.
Despite the challenges that arose during the landing, the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop safely, with a total landing distance of 2,861 ft, which is 78% of the available runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, which suggests that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase of the landing.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a safe stop, despite the challenges that arose during the landing. However, there are still some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of the threshold height, threshold speed, and touchdown speed.
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