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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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,814 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 838 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 23 at Inverness Airport, EGPE. The aircraft, a SUPER DECATHLON, required a takeoff distance of 214 meters, which is 12% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 82 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 16 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind of 2 knots at 270 degrees. The crosswind was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind was 2 knots. The pilot then entered a left-hand pattern from runway 23, completing the turn in less than 1 nautical mile in 10 seconds.
The left-hand pattern crosswind leg was slightly longer, taking 36 seconds to complete the turn. The pilot then initiated a pattern downwind turn, which was completed in 0 nautical miles. The angle to the runway was 134.3 degrees, and the downwind leg took 41 seconds to complete.
As the aircraft began its approach, it landed on runway 23, which has a length of 1,814 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly too high at 84 knots. The touchdown point was 208 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a good 64 knots. The touchdown rate was perfect at -39 feet per minute.
However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,158 meters, which is 64% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing.
The total flight distance was 2 nautical miles, and the flight took 3 minutes to complete. The aircraft used a total of -3 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The SUPER DECATHLON aircraft successfully landed on runway 23 at EGPE Inverness Airport, achieving a score of 79.8%. The landing was conducted on a runway with a length of 1,814 meters, which provided a suitable environment for the aircraft to touch down safely. The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a safe distance from the runway's beginning.
However, the threshold speed was found to be too high at 84 knots, which may have contributed to a slightly longer landing distance. The touchdown point was located 208 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively significant deviation. Despite this, the touchdown speed of 64 knots was considered good, and the touchdown rate of -39 feet per minute was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind of 2 knots at 270 degrees. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 2 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing. The total landing distance of 1,158 meters was 64% of the runway length, which is a relatively high percentage but still within acceptable limits.
The runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled path after touchdown. Overall, while there were some minor issues with the landing, the SUPER DECATHLON aircraft demonstrated a high level of proficiency and control, resulting in a respectable score of 79.8%.
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